[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 188 (Tuesday, November 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H5793-H5799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





    FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER EXTENSIONS ACT, 2024

  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 6363) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2024, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 6363

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Further Continuing 
     Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

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

        DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

                       DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

Title I--Extensions and Other Matters
Title II--Health and Human Services
Title III--Miscellaneous Extensions
Title IV--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--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

       Sec. 101.  Division A of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
     2024 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 118-15) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 
     inserting ``February 2, 2024, except as provided in paragraph 
     (4)'';
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) of section 106 the 
     following:
       ``(4) In the case of appropriations and funds made 
     available and authority granted pursuant to sections 101(1), 
     101(4), 101(10), 101(12), 134, and 137, January 19, 2024.'';
       (3) in section 101(1) by inserting after ``except section 
     729,'' the following: ``and except that the language under 
     the heading `Rural Utilities Service--Rural Water and Waste 
     Disposal Program Account' in title III shall be applied by 
     inserting `direct loans and,' before `loan guarantees' at the 
     beginning of the first sentence of the second paragraph,'';
       (4) in section 101(10), by inserting before the period ``, 
     except section 123 as well as the provisions carrying the 
     same restriction in prior Acts'';
       (5) in section 123, by striking ``17 days'' and inserting 
     ``94 days'' and by striking ``17-day'' and inserting ``94-
     day'';
       (6) in section 124, by striking ``$621,270,000'' and 
     inserting ``$663,070,000'';
       (7) in section 125, by striking ``During the period covered 
     by this Act'' and inserting ``Through the date specified in 
     section 106(3) of this Act''; and
       (8) by adding after section 137 the following new sections:
       ``Sec. 138.  Section 2(f)(2) of the Undetectable Firearms 
     Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) shall be applied through the 
     date specified in section 106(3) of this Act by substituting 
     `36' for `35'.
       ``Sec. 139.  Through the date specified in section 106(3) 
     of this Act, amounts appropriated in section 124 of the 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (division A of Public Law 
     117-180) may be charged for any proper expense pursuant to 
     section 1553(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, 
     notwithstanding the limitation in section 1553(b)(2) of such 
     title.
       ``Sec. 140.  Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts 
     made available by section 101 to the Department of Defense 
     for `Procurement--Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy' may be 
     apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for 
     `Columbia Class Submarine (AP)' in an amount not to exceed 
     $3,338,413,000.
       ``Sec. 141. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, section 747 of 
     title VII of division E of Public Law 117-328 shall be 
     applied through the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
     Act by--
       ``(1) substituting `2025' for `2024';
       ``(2) substituting `2024' for `2023' each place it appears;
       ``(3) substituting `2023' for `2022' each place it appears; 
     and
       ``(4) substituting `section 747 of division E of Public Law 
     117-328, as in effect on September 30, 2023' for `section 747 
     of division E of Public Law 117-103' each place it appears.
       ``(b) Subsection (a) shall not take effect until the first 
     day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after 
     January 1, 2024.
       ``Sec. 142.  Section 302 of title III of Public Law 108-494 
     shall be applied by substituting the date specified in 
     section 106(3) of this Act for `December 31, 2023' each place 
     it appears.
       ``Sec. 143.  Amounts made available by section 101 to the 
     Department of Homeland Security under the heading `United 
     States Secret Service--Operations and Support' may be 
     apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to carry 
     out activities related to National Special Security Events 
     and the 2024 Presidential Campaign.
       ``Sec. 144.  Section 1901(e) of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591(e)) shall be applied by substituting 
     the date that is 1 day after the date specified in section 
     106(3) of this Act for `the date that is 5 years after the 
     date of the enactment of the Countering Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Act of 2018'.
       ``Sec. 145. (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' 
     through the date specified in section 106(3) of 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. 146.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, there is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2024, out 
     of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
     payment to Katherine Anne Feinstein, beneficiary of Dianne 
     Feinstein, late a Senator from the State of California, 
     $174,000.
       ``This division may be cited as the `Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2024'.''.
        This division may be cited as the ``Further Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2024''.

                       DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

                 TITLE I--EXTENSIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACTS OF 
                   FREE ASSOCIATION WITH THE FEDERATED STATES OF 
                   MICRONESIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL 
                   ISLANDS.

        Section 2101 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 
     and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 118-15; 137 Stat. 81) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``compact of free 
     association with the federated states of micronesia'' and 
     inserting ``compacts of free association with the federated 
     states of micronesia and the republic of the marshall 
     islands''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``November 17, 2023'' and inserting 
     ``February 2, 2024'' ;
       (B) by inserting ``, section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of 
     Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
     1921b(f)(2)), and sections 211, 213, and 216 of the Compact 
     of Free Association between the Government of the United 
     States of America and the Government of the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands set forth in section 201(b) of that Act (48 
     U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 108-188)'' before ``shall,'';
       (C) by inserting ``or the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
     as applicable'' before ``, continue''; and
       (D) by striking ``of that Compact'' and inserting ``of the 
     applicable Compact''.

     SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS.

       (a) Extension.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section and the amendments made by this section, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities 
     (including any limitations on the authorities) provided by 
     each provision of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 
     (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4490) and each provision of 
     law amended by that Act (and for mandatory programs at such 
     funding levels), as in effect on September 30, 2023, shall 
     continue, and the authorities shall be carried out, until the 
     later of--
       (1) September 30, 2024; or
       (2) the date specified in the provision of that Act or the 
     provision of law amended by that Act.
       (b) Discretionary Programs.--Programs carried out using the 
     authorities described in subsection (a) that are funded by 
     discretionary appropriations (as defined in section 250(c) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     (2 U.S.C. 900(c))) shall be subject to the availability of 
     appropriations.
       (c) Commodity Programs.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of law applicable to a 
     covered commodity (as defined in section 1111 of the 
     Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011)), a loan commodity 
     (as defined in section 1201 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9031)), 
     sugarcane, or sugar beets for the 2023 crop year pursuant to 
     title I of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9011 et seq.) and each 
     amendment made by subtitle C of title I of the Agriculture 
     Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4511) 
     shall be applicable to the 2024 crop year for that covered 
     commodity, loan commodity, sugarcane, or sugar beets.
       (2) Dairy.--
       (A) Base production history adjustment for participating 
     dairy operations with production of less than 5,000,000 
     pounds.--Section 1405(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
     U.S.C. 9055(a)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``paragraph (4) and'' 
     before ``subsection (b)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Base production history adjustment for participating 
     dairy operations with production of less than 5,000,000 
     pounds.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the amount determined under paragraph 
     (1) is less than 5,000,000 pounds, the production history of 
     the dairy operation for dairy margin coverage shall be equal 
     to--
       ``(i) the amount determined under paragraph (1); plus
       ``(ii) 75 percent of the amount described in subparagraph 
     (B).

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       ``(B) Amount.--The amount referred to in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) is, with respect to a dairy operation, the amount 
     equal to--
       ``(i) the production volume of such dairy operation for the 
     2019 milk marketing year; minus
       ``(ii) the amount determined under paragraph (1).''.
       (B) Dairy margin coverage.--
       (i) Duration.--Section 1409 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
     (7 U.S.C. 9059) is amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
     ``2024''.
       (ii) Availability of premium discount.--With respect to 
     coverage for calendar year 2024, section 1407(g) of the 
     Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(g)) shall only apply 
     to a participating dairy operation with respect to which the 
     premium was reduced in accordance with that section for 
     calendar year 2023.
       (C) Dairy forward pricing program.--Section 1502(e)(2) of 
     the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
     8772(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``2026'' and inserting 
     ``2027''.
       (3) Extension of payment amount.--Section 1116(d) of the 
     Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9016(d)) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``2018'' and 
     inserting ``2024''.
       (4) Suspension of permanent price support authorities.--The 
     provisions of law specified in--
       (A) subsections (a) and (b) of section 1602 of the 
     Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9092)--
       (i) shall not be applicable to the 2024 crops of covered 
     commodities (as defined in section 1111 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 
     9011)), cotton, and sugar; and
       (ii) shall not be applicable to milk through December 31, 
     2024; and
       (B) section 1602(c) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9092(c)) shall 
     not be applicable to the crops of wheat planted for harvest 
     in calendar year 2024.
       (d) Other Programs.--
       (1) Conservation.--
       (A) Grassroots source water protection program.--Section 
     1240O(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3839bb-2(b)(3)) is amended--
       (i) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'';
       (ii) by striking ``use $5,000,000'' and inserting the 
     following: ``use--
       ``(A) $5,000,000''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) $1,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2024, to remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (B) Voluntary public access and habitat incentive 
     program.--Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-5(f)(1)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``and'' after ``2018,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2024'' before the period at the end.
       (C) Feral swine eradication and control pilot program.--
     Section 2408(g)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 
     (7 U.S.C. 8351 note; Public Law 115-334) is amended by 
     inserting ``and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2024'' before the 
     period at the end.
       (2) Trade.--Section 302(h)(2) of the Bill Emerson 
     Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1(h)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2024''.
       (3) Nutrition.--Section 203D(d)(5) of the Emergency Food 
     Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507(d)(5)) is amended by 
     striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2024''.
       (4) Rural economic development program.--Section 313B(e)(2) 
     of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c-
     2(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``and 2023'' and inserting 
     ``through 2024''.
       (5) Research.--
       (A) Scholarships for students.--Section 1446 of the 
     National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222a) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``three'' and 
     inserting ``4''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b)(1)--

       (I) by striking ``Of'' and inserting the following:

       ``(A) Funding.--Of''; and

       (II) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(B) Additional funding.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this subparagraph, of the funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make 
     available to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (B) Urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural 
     production research, education, and extension initiative.--
     Section 1672E(d)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
     and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925g(d)(1)) is amended--
       (i) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'';
       (ii) by striking ``section $10,000,000'' and inserting the 
     following: ``section--
       ``(A) $10,000,000''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, to remain available 
     until expended.''.
       (C) Foundation for food and agriculture research.--Section 
     7601(g)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
     5939(g)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Additional funding.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of enactment of this clause, of the funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall transfer to 
     the Foundation to carry out this section $37,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (D) Grazinglands research laboratory.--Section 7502 of the 
     Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
     246; 122 Stat. 2019; 132 Stat. 4817) shall be applied by 
     substituting ``the period beginning on the date of enactment 
     of this Act and ending on September 30, 2024'' for ``the 15-
     year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act''.
       (6) Energy.--
       (A) Biobased markets program.--Section 9002(k)(1) of the 
     Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     8102(k)(1)) is amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
     ``2024''.
       (B) Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels.--Section 
     9005(g)(1)(F) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
     of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(g)(1)(F)) is amended by striking 
     ``2023'' and inserting ``2024''.
       (C) Feedstock flexibility program.--Section 9010(b) of the 
     Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     8110(b)) is amended in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) by 
     striking ``2023'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``2024''.
       (7) Horticulture.--
       (A) Organic production and market data initiatives.--
     Section 7407(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
     Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(1)) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.''.
       (B) Modernization and improvement of international trade 
     technology systems and data collection.--Section 2123(c)(4) 
     of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
     6522(c)(4)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by inserting ``and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024'' 
     after ``2019''.
       (C) National organic certification cost-share program.--
     Section 10606(d)(1)(C) of the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523(d)(1)(C)) is amended by 
     striking ``and 2023'' and inserting ``through 2024''.
       (D) Multiple crop and pesticide use survey.--Section 
     10109(c)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 
     (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4906) is amended by inserting 
     ``and $100,000 for fiscal year 2024'' after ``2019''.
       (8) Miscellaneous.--
       (A) Pima agriculture cotton trust fund.--Section 12314 of 
     the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note; Public Law 
     113-79) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2024''; and
       (ii) in subsection (h), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
     ``2024''.
       (B) Agriculture wool apparel manufacturers trust fund.--
     Section 12315 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 7101 
     note; Public Law 113-79) is amended by striking ``2023'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``2024''.
       (C) Wool research and promotion.--Section 12316(a) of the 
     Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 113-
     79) is amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2024''.
       (D) Emergency citrus disease research and development trust 
     fund.--Section 12605(d) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
     2018 (7 U.S.C. 7632 note; Public Law 115-334) is amended by 
     striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2024''.
       (E) Sheep production and marketing grant program.--Section 
     209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
     1627a(c)) is amended by inserting ``and $400,000 for fiscal 
     year 2024,'' after ``2019,''.
       (9) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to mandatory funding under the following provisions 
     of law:
       (A) Section 1614(c)(4) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
     U.S.C. 9097(c)(4)).
       (B) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1241(a)(1) of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(1)).
       (e) Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any requirement 
     under a provision of law described in subsection (a) to 
     submit a report on a recurring basis, and the final report 
     under which was required to be submitted during fiscal year 
     2023, shall continue, and the requirement shall be carried 
     out, on the same recurring basis, until the later of the 
     dates specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of that subsection.
       (2) Appropriations required.--If discretionary 
     appropriations (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     900(c))) are required to carry out a reporting requirement 
     described in paragraph (1), the application of that paragraph 
     to that reporting requirement shall be subject to the 
     availability of appropriations.
       (f) Rescission.--Of the unobligated balances of amounts 
     made available under section 9003(g)(1)(A) of the Farm 
     Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     8103(g)(1)(A)), $177,350,000 is rescinded.
       (g) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section (except subsection (f) and the amendments 
     made by subparagraphs (A) and (C) of subsection (d)(5)) shall 
     be applied and administered as if this section and those 
     amendments had been enacted on September 30, 2023.

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                  TITLE II--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                  Subtitle A--Public Health Extenders

     SEC. 201. EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, NATIONAL 
                   HEALTH SERVICE CORPS, AND TEACHING HEALTH 
                   CENTERS THAT OPERATE GME PROGRAMS.

       (a) Teaching Health Centers That Operate Graduate Medical 
     Education Programs.--Section 340H(g)(1) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(g)) is amended by striking ``and 
     $16,635,616 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and 
     ending on November 17, 2023'' and inserting ``$16,635,616 for 
     the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
     November 17, 2023, and $21,834,247 for the period beginning 
     on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024''.
       (b) Extension for Community Health Centers.--Section 
     10503(b)(1)(F) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(1)(F)), as amended by the Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``and $526,027,397 for the period 
     beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 
     2023'' and inserting ``$526,027,397 for the period beginning 
     on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, and 
     $690,410,959 for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, 
     and ending on January 19, 2024''.
       (c) Extension for the National Health Service Corps.--
     Section 10503(b)(2)(I) of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(2)(I)), as amended 
     by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other 
     Extensions Act, is further amended by striking ``$40,767,123 
     for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
     November 17, 2023'' and inserting ``$40,767,123 for the 
     period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 
     17, 2023, and $53,506,849 for the period beginning on 
     November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024''.
       (d) Application of Provisions.--Amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the amendments made by this section shall be 
     subject to the requirements contained in Public Law 117-328 
     for funds for programs authorized under sections 330 through 
     340 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et 
     seq.).
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3014(h)(4) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``and section 
     2321(d) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other 
     Extensions Act'' and inserting ``section 2321(d) of the 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, 
     and section 201(d) of the Further Continuing Appropriations 
     and Other Extensions Act, 2024''.

     SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS.

       (a) Extension of Special Diabetes Programs for Type I 
     Diabetes.--Section 330B(b)(2)(E) of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-2(b)(2)(E)), as amended by the Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``$19,726,027 for the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023'' and 
     inserting ``$19,726,027 for the period beginning on October 
     1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, and $25,890,411 for 
     the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on 
     January 19, 2024''.
       (b) Extending Funding for Special Diabetes Programs for 
     Indians.--Section 330C(c)(2)(E) of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-3(c)(2)(E)), as amended by the Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``$19,726,027 for the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023'' and 
     inserting ``$19,726,027 for the period beginning on October 
     1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, and $25,890,411 for 
     the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on 
     January 19, 2024''.

     SEC. 203. NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY EXTENSIONS.

       (a) Section 319(e)(8) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 247d(e)(8)) is amended by striking ``November 17, 
     2023'' and inserting ``January 19, 2024''.
       (b) Section 319L(e)(1)(D) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 247d-7e(e)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ``on the 
     date that is 17 years after the date of enactment of the 
     Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act'' and inserting 
     ``after January 19, 2024''.
       (c) Section 319L-1(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 247d-7f(b)) is amended by striking ``at the end of the 
     17-year period that begins on the date of enactment of this 
     Act'' and inserting ``after January 19, 2024''.
       (d)(1) Section 2811A(g) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300hh-10b(g)) is amended by striking ``November 
     17, 2023'' and inserting ``January 19, 2024''.
       (2) Section 2811B(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300hh-10c(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``November 
     17, 2023'' and inserting ``January 19, 2024''.
       (3) Section 2811C(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300hh-10d(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``November 
     17, 2023'' and inserting ``January 19, 2024''.
       (e) Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11(c)(4)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``November 17, 2023'' and inserting ``January 19, 2024''.

                          Subtitle B--Medicaid

     SEC. 301. DELAYING CERTAIN DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE PAYMENT 
                   CUTS.

       Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396r-4(f)(7)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``November 18, 2023'' and 
     inserting ``January 20, 2024''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``November 18, 2023'' and 
     inserting ``January 20, 2024''.

     SEC. 302. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND REDUCTION.

       Section 1941(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396w-1(b)(3)(A)), as amended by the Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, is further 
     amended by striking ``$6,357,117,810'' and inserting 
     ``5,796,117,810''.

                       Subtitle C--Human Services

     SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.

       Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act shall continue through January 19, 2024, 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. 402. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION EXTENSION.

       Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710), as 
     amended by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other 
     Extensions Act, is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``and for the period beginning on October 
     1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023'' and inserting ``, 
     for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
     November 17, 2023, and for the period beginning on November 
     18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024''; and
       (ii) by striking ``with respect to such period'' and 
     inserting ``with respect to the applicable period'';
       (B) in paragraphs (2)(A), by striking ``for the period'' 
     and inserting ``for the applicable period''; and
       (C) in paragraphs (2)(B), by striking ``for the period'' 
     and inserting ``for the applicable period''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and for the period 
     beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 
     2023, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount 
     appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 
     2023'' and inserting ``for the period beginning on October 1, 
     2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, an amount equal to the 
     pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the 
     corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, and for the period 
     beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 
     2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount 
     appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 
     2023''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``for the period'' and 
     inserting ``for the applicable period''.

     SEC. 403. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION EXTENSION.

       Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713), as 
     amended by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other 
     Extensions Act, is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and for the period 
     beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 
     2023,'' and inserting ``, for the period beginning on October 
     1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, and for the period 
     beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 
     2024,''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting after ``November 
     17, 2023'' the following: ``, and for the period beginning on 
     November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``for a fiscal 
     year or the period'' and inserting ``for a fiscal year or 
     period''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``for a fiscal year or 
     the period'' and inserting ``for a fiscal year or period''; 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``for the period'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``for each period''; and
       (ii) by striking ``for a fiscal year or the period'' and 
     inserting ``for a fiscal year or period'';
       (D) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking ``the period 
     described in paragraph (1)(A)'' and inserting ``each period 
     described in paragraph (1)(A)'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``for the period 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``for a 
     period described in subsection (a)(1)(A) for fiscal year 
     2024''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``2023, and for the 
     period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 
     17, 2023, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the 
     amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal 
     year 2023'' and inserting ``2023, for the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, an amount 
     equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for 
     the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, and for the 
     period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 
     19, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the 
     amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal 
     year 2023''.

                          Subtitle D--Medicare

     SEC. 501. EXTENDING FLOOR FOR WORK GEOGRAPHIC INDEX.

       Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(e)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2024'' 
     and inserting ``January 20, 2024''.

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     SEC. 502. REVISING PHASE-IN OF MEDICARE CLINICAL LABORATORY 
                   TEST PAYMENT CHANGES.

       (a) Revised Phase-in of Reductions From Private Payor Rate 
     Implementation.--Section 1834A(b)(3) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m-1(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2026'' and inserting 
     ``2027''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
     ``2024''; and
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``2024 through 2026'' and 
     inserting ``2025 through 2027''.
       (b) Revised Reporting Period for Reporting of Private 
     Sector Payment Rates for Establishment of Medicare Payment 
     Rates.--Section 1834A(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395m-1(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
     ``2024''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``2024'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2025''.

     SEC. 503. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.

       Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$180,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$466,795,056''.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS

     SEC. 601. COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITIES.

       Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 124n(i)) is amended by striking ``November 18, 2023'' 
     and inserting ``February 3, 2024''.

                      TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

     SEC. 701. 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.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Granger) and the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.


                             General Leave

  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include 
extraneous material on the measure under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the continuing resolution, 
H.R. 6363.
  Before my discussion of the CR, I want to explain our process. At the 
beginning of Congress, House Republicans said they would change how 
Washington works. Today, we have sent seven appropriations bills 
totaling 75 percent of government funding. The Senate passed just three 
of its bills.
  We still have a lot more work to do to get full-year bills enacted 
into law. That is why I support the Speaker's reasonable plan to 
continue government funding into early next year. It buys us time to 
agree on a top-line funding level and negotiate final bills with the 
Senate.
  More importantly, this plan will allow us to avoid harmful government 
shutdowns during the holidays, prevent a last-minute omnibus, and allow 
us to discuss supplemental funding separately from full-year spending.
  A continuing resolution is not ideal, but it is needed at this time. 
I thank the Speaker for choosing this very practical plan while we work 
out our political differences.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this CR, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, the Republican majority needs Democratic 
votes to govern. We are considering this bill under suspension of the 
rules because House Republicans could not agree to pass a rule on a 
bill to keep the government open and operating on behalf of the 
American people. They can't do it. It says something very poignant 
about the ability to govern and the willingness to govern.
  This continuing resolution is flawed. Critically, it does nothing to 
help our allies. It does not include any emergency assistance for 
Israel, Ukraine, or our Indo-Pacific partners, for humanitarian aid, 
for childcare, or for disaster victims here at home.
  At a time when the Departments of State and Defense need to be able 
to respond quickly to global crises, House Republicans would put our 
diplomats and warfighters under outdated funding levels into February, 
for more than one-third of the fiscal year.
  Not only is it irresponsible to kick the can down the road for 
several months, but it is really a waste of taxpayer dollars, and these 
are folks who pride themselves on wanting to save taxpayer dollars.
  This proposal also shortchanges the WIC program, the women, infants, 
and children program. As a result of increased participation rates, the 
administration requested an additional $405 million to ensure that we 
can meet the demand for nutrition programs. The House Republican 
proposal includes no additional funds and will require States to halt 
enrollment or scale back benefits.
  A continuing resolution is a bridge to a final agreement. It should 
be judged on how it helps facilitate our goal, which is to update 
spending levels for full-year bills and the full-year bill of 2024. A 
so-called laddered bill makes it harder to reach a final agreement. 
Why? Because it doubles the likelihood of future shutdowns. In a time 
of global crisis, we should promote stability and not chaos.
  Ultimately, we are here because House Republicans broke the June 
budget agreement they overwhelmingly supported that was signed into law 
by the President. It established a top line, the amount of money that 
could be translated into the dollar amount to each one of the 
appropriations subcommittees.
  To make it simple, Mr. Speaker, it is a number that we agreed to, 
then you take that number, and it gets broken up into pieces. That is 
the majority's responsibility. I took that responsibility last December 
in the prior year in dealing with the allocation to each one of the 12 
appropriations subcommittees. They then proceeded to waste the entire 6 
weeks of the current stopgap bill overthrowing their own Speaker and 
pushing partisan spending measures that take us further from a final 
agreement.
  Congress must avoid a shutdown.
  I have just one point, Mr. Speaker. I think it is so interesting that 
we are discussing this continuing resolution at the same time--and I 
happen to be managing both bills--that the Labor-HHS-Education bill is 
on the floor and when we are going through a marathon of 146 
amendments. It is the same path we were on for the last several weeks, 
where two bills had to be pulled from the floor because there weren't 
enough votes to pass them.
  I don't know if there are the votes to pass the Labor-HHS bill this 
afternoon or this evening or tomorrow morning. I just don't know. 
Nevertheless, it is the same path that we are on.
  Nothing is changed in looking at a continuing resolution that makes 
an additional proposal.
  Again, Congress must avoid a shutdown. That is our responsibility. I 
am very aware of that. Nonetheless, we must find a path forward to 
finish full-year bills.
  The worth of this agreement will be proven by what comes next, and 
the only successful path forward requires the following.
  First, the majority must recognize reality and abide by the 
bipartisan budget agreement that accompanied the debt-limit law.
  I think I am one of the few in this institution who voted against the 
budget agreement. I was fearful of where we would be today, and it is 
where we are today. Nevertheless, I understand the law of the land: It 
passes in the House. It passes in the Senate. The President signs it. 
It becomes the law of the land.

  We must abide by the bipartisan budget agreement that accompanied

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the debt-limit law. That means a modest increase for defense programs 
and maintaining nondefense investment levels. It also means adhering to 
the same policy framework that we have adopted on a bipartisan--that is 
Democrats and Republicans--bicameral--House and Senate--basis.
  We have this done over and over again. That means no new poison pill 
riders. We have done this over and over again. We did it just last 
December and the prior December.
  Second, the Appropriations Committee must be let loose to effectuate 
the agreement, and that means a good-faith negotiation to set the 
allocations for all 12 bills. Chair Granger and I have done this 
before, and she knows that I am ready to get to work to do it again.
  In the Senate, Chair Murray and Ranking Member Collins are already on 
a path to dealing with following the budget agreement so that we hold 
down the four corners of appropriations. I am so proud that we are all 
women. We get it. We are on track. We know how to do this.
  Lastly, we have to address the crises across the globe that threaten 
our allies, endangering our own national security. That means a 
promise--a promise--to work in good faith to bring forward an emergency 
supplemental bill that deals with Ukraine, Israel, humanitarian needs, 
our influence in the Indo-Pacific, and border security.
  Why are we holding up the resources and investments to the American 
people? Why are we abdicating our leadership in the world community by 
not moving forward? Why is it when the world is clamoring for 
humanitarian assistance that the only people holding back humanitarian 
assistance in this entire Congress on the House side and on the Senate 
side were the Republican majority?
  Mr. Speaker, let us move forward. That is the only way that we avoid 
finding ourselves right back here in January and February, considering 
another extension.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1615

  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Calvert), who is the chairman of the Defense 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 
6363, which will prevent a government shutdown.
  Over the past several months, House Republicans have been hard at 
work passing appropriations bills to cover over 75 percent of Federal 
discretionary spending. We also passed the supplemental appropriations 
bill to support our ally, Israel.
  As a chairman of the Defense Subcommittee, I am proud of our Members' 
work to pass a bipartisan fiscal year `24 Defense spending bill with a 
high level of Member input.
  However, the Senate has been unable to pass all their appropriations 
bills in a timely manner and, unfortunately, this means we need more 
time to complete the FY24 appropriations process.
  H.R. 6363 extends current spending to January and February of next 
year. This split approach incentivizes the Senate to negotiate with us 
on all 12 bills.
  For our military, this bill ensures our troops continue their mission 
without fear of missing a paycheck. It also includes anomalies to keep 
the Columbia-class submarine, which is the top modernization priority 
of the Department of Defense, United States Navy, on schedule.
  For those of us who have been in Congress for a shutdown, we have 
seen firsthand the damage it does to our military readiness. A shutdown 
would prevent any contract changes or new contracts for the entire 
Department of Defense. It would require Active-Duty servicemembers to 
report to work without pay. It would close essential base services for 
military families. It would reduce training, and it would create a long 
list of other hardships for the United States military.
  As threats like China and Russia continue their provocation, we must 
avoid these failures at all costs. As an appropriator, I know how 
imperative it is that Congress carries out its constitutional 
responsibility and passes the 12 appropriations bills as soon as 
possible.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge support of this bill.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentlewoman 
from Connecticut for her leadership as former chair and ranking member. 
I thank my good friend from Texas, as well.
  I think they are completely accurate that left to their own devices, 
we could have an appropriations process that would work, but I thank 
Chairwoman DeLauro for laying the groundwork of the crisis that we are 
now in.
  Let us be very clear: It is the Democrats who have come to save 
America and to stop this dastardly shutdown. As I have listened to the 
debate on the Labor-HHS, all I could see was the crushing of the 
American spirit, the eliminating of GEAR UP and TRIO, the very programs 
that give a lifeline to young people across America; a stamping down of 
the greatest of our aspirations.
  Weeks ago, the President gave to us a supplemental for Ukraine and 
Israel and the border, ensuring that we would be able to provide 
funding and engage the way we should for Defense. And now we are 
hearing that in a crisis, we don't even have humanitarian aid that is 
needed in Gaza.
  All we are doing here is kicking the can, but thank goodness 
Democrats are able to say that we refuse to shut down the government 
and it is because of the cities that are so desperately in need. How 
dare we put our cities in this catastrophe of having a government 
shutdown?
  In the State of Texas--I am here today to vote for this CR--172,877 
Active-Duty and Reserve personnel and their families would not be paid.
  What would impact the city of Houston is: $2,742,702,800 in funding 
to small businesses in Texas would not get that funding for creating 
jobs. They are the job engine of America and Houston will be 
devastatingly impacted;
  176,276 persons traveling through Bush Intercontinental Airport and 
our airports in Texas would face slowdowns because TSA would not be 
working;
  786,686 people in Texas would lose access to their nutrition 
programs--women, infant, and children denied food;
  168,413 Federal workers in our city alone laid off, and;
  3,291,584 beneficiaries would not have the SNAP program to feed their 
families.
  This is shameful. But we are here today to ensure the government does 
not shut down and to make sure that, even though it is not perfect, 
even though the bills that we are watching that Republicans say they 
are doing, are literally taking the lifeline out of the hands of our 
fellow Americans, not doing border security, not providing humanitarian 
assistance that is needed, but yet Democrats stood tall. We are going 
to fund this at FY23. We are not going to have the draconian taking 
away of reproductive rights.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the 
gentlewoman from Texas.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, we would not have the denying of 
reproductive rights, discriminating against people because of their 
LGBTQ+, or discriminating against them because of race or immigrant 
status. We won't have any of those draconian provisions in there. Thank 
God we will not have the cuts that we have seen that would hurt the 
American people, hurt Texans, hurt Houstonians.
  The CR is the right way right now because we have no other door, and 
it will be Democrats that will save America, save our 50 States, save 
Texas, save our cities, save Houston. I am here today to ensure that we 
move forward so that we can do what is right by the American people.
  Mr. Speaker, when Congress fails to do its job, the consequences are 
real.
  Families suffer, the economy takes a hit, and government costs rise--
all unnecessarily.
  H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations, and other Extensions 
Act of 2024 proves one thing, this weak Republican majority is unable 
to govern without help from the Democratic Caucus.
  Instead of working to finish the FY 2024 funding process between now 
and when the first CR was enacted, House Republicans wasted time by 
ousting their own leader, further propelling the House into chaos and

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bringing partisan bills to the floor that not only have zero chance of 
becoming law but include massive cuts and poison pill riders that move 
us further apart, not closer to resolution.
  H.R. 6363 would avoid a government shutdown today, but kicks the can 
down the road and adds unnecessary complexities that will increase the 
likelihood of future shutdowns by creating two separate CR dates.
  January 19, 2024: Agriculture, Energy and Water, Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs and Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development.
  February 2, 2024: The remaining eight.
  This legislation also lacks emergency funds requested by the Biden 
Administration to accommodate increased participation in WIC.
  An estimated $405 million is needed in the second quarter is needed 
to administer the program.
  This legislation also lacks emergency supplemental funding for 
Ukraine, Israel, humanitarian assistance, childcare, disaster victims, 
broadband, Indo-Pacific allies, and a number of other pressing 
priorities.
  Although this legislation is flawed in many significant ways, a 
government shut down would be devastating for Americans across the 
country.
  A government shutdown would hurt hard working families in Texas:
  172,877 active duty and reserve personnel serving our nation's armed 
forces in Texas would be forced to go without the pay they earn during 
a shutdown.
  The Small Business Administration would stop processing small 
business loans, halting a program that provides $2,742,702,800 in 
funding to small businesses in Texas every year.
  176,276 people flying through Texas airports every day would face 
potential delays and safety concerns due to staffing impacts on TSA 
agents and air traffic controllers.
  786,686 people in Texas would soon lose access to Special 
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 
benefits.
  168,413 federal workers in Texas would be furloughed or forced to 
work without pay, in addition to the many employees of businesses with 
government contracts who could be laid off, furloughed, or see their 
hours cut.
  Workers at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would be sidelined, 
risking interruptions and delays to the 892 food safety, pharmaceutical 
manufacturing, and other inspections conducted in Texas last year.
  The Department of Agriculture would be forced to stop processing 
housing loans, which provide $456,125,359 in funding to help 2,742 
families in rural Texas communities buy homes every year.
  The Department of Agriculture would be forced to stop processing farm 
loans which provide $209,391,000 in funding for farmers in Texas every 
year.
  3,291,584 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
beneficiaries in Texas would lose access to benefits in a prolonged 
shutdown.
  5,413,161 people who visit national parks in Texas every year would 
be turned away or unable to fully access parks, monuments, and museums.
  State governments would be forced to pay for federal services like 
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, potentially 
risking benefits for the 20,846 TANF beneficiaries in Texas.
  A government shutdown would hurt working families, damage our 
economy, interrupt vital services, endanger our national security, and 
force millions of our troops and government employees to work without 
pay.
  It is time to get serious, it is time to do the work we are required 
to do as Members of Congress regardless of our political stripes.
  Congress has a responsibility to keep our government open, and I hope 
we can work with House Republicans and the Senate to facilitate the 
timely completion of full-year spending bills and a supplemental 
package.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), the chairman of Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for 
yielding me this time.
  I rise today in strong support of the continuing resolution. With 
government funding set to expire on Friday, this legislation is 
necessary to ensure we avoid a harmful government shutdown. There is no 
other option.
  The bill before us extends government funding until either January 19 
or February 2 depending on the agency. It also includes temporary 
extensions for critical expiring programs, such as Community Health 
Centers, the National Flood Insurance Program, and others that are 
important to rural regions like Kentucky's Fifth District.
  Plus, on the heels of Veterans Day, it ensures that we continue 
providing critical resources to our military, defending America around 
the world, and takes care of our country's heroic veterans.
  While a CR is not my preferred method of conducting business, a 
government shutdown right before the holidays, does our Nation no good. 
We need more time to complete our fiscal year `24 to give the House a 
better negotiating position with the Senate so we can eventually pass 
full-year appropriations bills.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge Members to vote for this CR.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann), the chairman of the Energy and Water 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6363, the Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act. I applaud Speaker Johnson for his leadership in 
avoiding a harmful government shutdown, especially near the holidays. I 
also thank Chairwoman Granger for her work in putting together this 
clean continuing resolution.
  No one dislikes CRs more than the Appropriations Committee. As 
chairman of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, I know 
the importance of enacting full-year bills to address issues like the 
nuclear weapons modernization programs at the Department of Energy and 
the navigation, flood and storm-damage reduction projects of the Army 
Corps of Engineers.
  House Republicans all agree we need to get the Federal Government on 
a more fiscally responsible path, but lengthy government shutdowns 
don't save money. They actually cost more money. The CR will give us 
time to reach an agreement on a top-line spending level and to 
negotiate final bills with the United States Senate.
  The two-step deadlines will also prevent a massive omnibus right 
before the holidays. A vote in favor of this continuing resolution is 
the only fiscally responsible vote.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the bill.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Joyce), the chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee.
  Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
continuing resolution.
  Every Member of this body has a duty to ensure that the core, 
constitutional responsibilities of our government are funded. That work 
is not easy. Our Democratic colleagues will, of course, have different 
views on the top-line spending levels and we will have to work through 
those sharp differences in spending and policy preferences.
  Republicans already passed seven fiscal year 2024 bills through the 
House outlining our priorities. Each of those bills was considered 
individually and allowed Members of both parties to offer amendments 
considered on the merits.
  Passing bills through regular order is not as clean or as easy as we 
would like it to be, but it is a better alternative than one huge 
omnibus bill passed right before Christmas. There is no question about 
it: More work will be required to enact all 12 appropriations bills 
into law. The bill before us gives us the time necessary to agree on a 
top-line spending amount and negotiate difficult policy choices in the 
final fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman of the full committee, Ms. 
Granger, for her knowledge, her leadership, and tireless efforts to 
bring these appropriations bills to the floor, and I look forward to 
working alongside her as we finish the fiscal year 2024 spending bills.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Harris), the chairman of Agriculture Subcommittee.
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support H.R. 6363, a bill 
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while putting Congress on a path toward fiscal responsibility. We 
simply can't continue to pass large, bloated omnibus appropriations 
bills just before Christmas, and this bill is a new approach to break 
the cycle.
  Moody's changed the outlook of the Nation's debt on Friday to 
negative. Rising interest rates from Bidenomics, the sharp increase in 
public debt, and a lack of agreement on measures to reduce the public 
deficit led to that downgrade.
  This should be a wake-up call for all of us. This bill gives us time 
to complete our work in a fiscally responsible manner while working 
toward a more normal appropriations process.
  Additionally, I would specifically address concerns for funding of 
the WIC program. I have heard our colleagues on the other side of the 
aisle use scare tactics and a straw man that this bill does not 
provide enough funding for WIC and the States will have to have a wait 
list for participants. Nothing could be further from the absolute 
truth.

  Let me remind everyone that provisions in the first CR continue in 
this bill, so the Department of Agriculture has the authority to 
maintain WIC participation, period.
  If States need more money, they should ask USDA for funding, not 
start wait lists. USDA and OMB have the authority to work together to 
fully fund the program, and if they don't, it is 100 percent the fault 
of the Biden administration.
  It is shameful that advocacy groups and the Biden administration's 
team use such scare tactics when they know full well they have the 
ability to fully fund WIC for the duration of this continuing 
resolution.
  I thank Speaker Johnson for his leadership in restoring fiscal 
restraint and supporting a new approach to control spending.
  I also thank Chairwoman Granger for her leadership and dedication in 
moving the FY24 House appropriations bills forward. The world has taken 
notice of the unsustainable spending and debt which undermines our 
credibility as a world leader.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to support H.R. 6363 to 
put us on the path to fiscal responsibility.

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  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to 
close.
  As you know, Mr. Calvert is the chair of the Defense Appropriations 
Subcommittee and a very respected member. I don't see him on the floor 
now. He is someone who cares deeply about our national security here at 
home and our international obligations and responsibilities.
  I mention a couple of things in this context. As of this bill, $28 
billion for the Department of Defense is held up until next February, 
and that depends whether or not we can come to agreement. Next 
February, $28 billion to the Department of Defense.
  The other piece of this is that the State Foreign Operations, and 
Related Agencies Subcommittee and the Defense Subcommittee have shared 
responsibilities. As you know from reading this laddered approach, 
those two bills will not get to a continuing resolution until February 
2.
  What do they do that has relevance in this period of time? The State, 
Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Subcommittee has a very small 
amount of money in which they can move humanitarian assistance in this 
global crisis that we have and the world clamoring for humanitarian 
assistance.
  Now, the State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Subcommittee 
and the Defense Subcommittee share some other pieces which have to do 
with funding for Ukraine and funding for Israel. The $3.3 billion to 
Israel is held up until next February, and money for Ukraine, which is 
depleted, is nowhere to be found; so we are walking off the 
international stage. We have abdicated a moral responsibility to Israel 
and Ukraine--not unlike what happened in 1938 with appeasement--and to 
humanitarian assistance. Think about who was responsible for that.
  There is another piece of this which I think is very, very 
interesting. We have seen the delay. It has been 5 months since we had 
the budget agreement in June, so 5 months of delay there. Then another 
45 days of delay.
  I said a few moments ago, given what we have seen on the floor with 
regard to Labor-HHS today, I don't understand what is going to change 
in this next go-round. There is every opportunity for further delays. 
Further delays.
  What happens then is we move toward something called sequestration. 
Let me translate it into real terms. Those are across-the-board cuts in 
every single area, both domestic and international. That is what the 
law has done here.
  There appears to be no understanding or no consideration for the 
movement of where we need to go. We have a history now of delay after 
delay after delay, and I don't see anything that portends a change in 
that activity or behavior.
  With regard to those across-the-board cuts, if all 12 appropriations 
bills are not passed--not 8, not 4--and there is one hanging out there, 
that across-the-board cut comes crashing down on our heads. I think 
people just need to know this information and fully understand.
  I don't want a government shutdown--I don't--but I want to fully 
understand what the stakes are. I have to believe that every Member of 
this body wants to know what the stakes are and what is actually in 
these bills.
  Finally, I am going back to something I said earlier: Who is holding 
up the resources that the American people are clamoring for, whether it 
is their health, their education, or their ability for a job? Every 
bill that we have seen on this floor curtails and cuts back in a 
remarkable way.
  In the Labor-HHS bill, they are taking us back to 2008 numbers. The 
resources that the American public needs to thrive are being cut back. 
People in this country are living paycheck to paycheck, and we are 
doing nothing to help them deal with their cost of living. I believe 
that they know that. On the domestic front, we are shortchanging the 
American people.
  Let's get to the international scene. Who is holding up aid to 
Israel? Who is holding up funding the support for Ukraine? When did we 
believe that Vladimir Putin has noble intentions? He would gobble it up 
in a nanosecond. Who would believe who was holding up humanitarian 
assistance?
  We have a moral responsibility. We are watching children in Ukraine, 
Israel, and Gaza dying, but we don't have the strength to blow past 
this and say let's do what we have been charged to do by this 
Constitution and carry out our duty.
  House Republicans are holding up all of these critical security 
funding needs. Think about it and think about how we should break the 
logjam with people who know better in this institution. Get us those 
top-line numbers. Get us the allocations. Get the appropriations 
process on track. Fund the bills for 2024.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Crawford). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Granger) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 6363, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further 
proceedings on this motion will be postponed.

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