[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 16, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S123-S124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1381. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2872 of 2013 to allow the Secretary of the 
Interior to issue electronic stamps under such Act, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Further Additional 
     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 ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

                       DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

Title I--Health and Human Services
Title lI--Compacts
Title lII--Counter-UAS Authorities
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 ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

       Sec. 101.  The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 
     (division A of Public Law 118-15) is further amended--
       (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 
     inserting ``March 8, 2024'';
       (2) by striking the date specified in section 106(4) and 
     inserting ``March 1, 2024'';
       (3) in section 123, by striking ``94 days'' and inserting 
     ``129 days'' and by striking ``94-day'' and inserting ``129-
     day'';
       (4) in section 124, by striking ``$663,070,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,199,260,000''; and
       (5) by adding after section 146 the following new sections:
       ``Sec. 147. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for 
     `Department of Energy--Atomic Energy Defense Activities--
     National Nuclear Security Administration--Weapons Activities' 
     may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to 
     mitigate issuing WARN notices for `06-D-141 Uranium 
     Processing Facility, Y-12' in an amount not to exceed 
     $760,000,000.
       ``(b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     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 this section, and the 
     Secretary of Energy shall provide a weekly report to the 
     Committees specifying the obligations incurred for the 
     purposes specified in subsection (a) with amounts made 
     available in this Act.
       ``Sec. 148.  Amounts made available by section 101 for 
     `Department of Transportation--Federal Aviation 
     Administration--Operations' may be apportioned up to the rate 
     for operations necessary to fund mandatory pay increases and 
     other inflationary adjustments, to maintain and improve air 
     traffic services, to hire and train air traffic controllers, 
     and to continue aviation safety oversight, while avoiding 
     service reductions.''.
        This division may be cited as the ``Further Additional 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024''.

                       DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

                   TITLE I--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                  Subtitle A--Public Health Extenders

     SEC. 101. 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 
     $21,834,247 for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, 
     and ending on January 19, 2024'' and inserting ``$21,834,247 
     for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on 
     January 19, 2024, and $16,982,192 for the period beginning on 
     January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 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)) is amended by striking ``and 
     $690,410,959 for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, 
     and ending on January 19, 2024'' and inserting ``$690,410,959 
     for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on 
     January 19, 2024, and $536,986,301 for the period beginning 
     on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 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)) is amended by 
     striking ``and $53,506,849 for the period beginning on 
     November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024'' and 
     inserting ``$53,506,849 for the period beginning on November 
     18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024, and $41,616,438 for 
     the period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 
     8, 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 
     201(d) of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other 
     Extensions Act, 2024'' and inserting ``section 201(d) of the 
     Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 
     2024, and section 101(d) of the Further Additional Continuing 
     Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024''.

     SEC. 102. 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)) is amended by striking ``and 
     $25,890,411 for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, 
     and ending on January 19, 2024'' and inserting ``$25,890,411 
     for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on 
     January 19, 2024, and $20,136,986 for the period beginning on 
     January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 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)) is amended by striking ``and 
     $25,890,411 for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, 
     and ending on January 19, 2024'' and inserting ``$25,890,411 
     for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on 
     January 19, 2024, and $20,136,986 for the period beginning on 
     January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024''.

     SEC. 103. 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 ``January 19, 
     2024'' and inserting ``March 8, 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 ``January 
     19, 2024'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
       (c) Section 319L-1(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 247d-7f(b)) is amended by striking ``January 19, 
     2024'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
       (d)(1) Section 2811A(g) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300hh-10b(g)) is amended by striking ``January 19, 
     2024'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
       (2) Section 2811B(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300hh-10c(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``January 
     19, 2024'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
       (3) Section 2811C(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300hh-10d(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``January 
     19, 2024'' and inserting ``March 8, 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 
     ``January 19, 2024'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.

                          Subtitle B--Medicaid

     SEC. 121. 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 by striking ``January 20, 2024'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``March 9, 2024''.

     SEC. 122. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND REDUCTION.

       Section 1941(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396w-1(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``$5,796,117,810'' 
     and inserting ``$5,140,428,729''.

                          Subtitle C--Medicare

     SEC. 131. EXTENSION OF THE WORK GEOGRAPHIC INDEX FLOOR UNDER 
                   THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

       Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(e)(1)(E)) is amended by

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     striking ``January 20, 2024'' and inserting ``March 9, 
     2024''.

     SEC. 132. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.

       Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$2,250,795,056'' and 
     inserting ``$2,197,795,056''.

                       Subtitle D--Human Services

     SEC. 141. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.

       Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act shall continue through March 8, 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. 142. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION EXTENSION.

       Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``November 17, 2023,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and for the period beginning on January 
     20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024,'' after ``January 19, 
     2024,''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' before ``for the period beginning 
     on November 18, 2023,''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, and 
     for the period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on 
     March 8, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the 
     amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal 
     year 2023.''.

     SEC. 143. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION EXTENSION.

       Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' after ``November 17, 2023,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and for the period beginning on January 
     20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024,'' after ``January 19, 
     2024,''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' after ``November 17, 2023,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, and for the period beginning on 
     January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024'' after 
     ``January 19, 2024''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' before ``for the period beginning 
     on November 18, 2023,''; and
       (B) by striking ``fiscal year 2023.'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal year 2023, and for the period beginning on January 
     20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, an amount equal to the 
     pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the 
     corresponding period for fiscal year 2023.''.

                           TITLE II--COMPACTS

     SEC. 201. 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(a)(1) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
     2024 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 118-15; 137 Stat. 
     81; 137 Stat. 114) is amended by striking ``February 2, 
     2024'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.

                   TITLE III--COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 301. COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITIES.

       Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 124n(i)) is amended by striking ``February 3, 2024'' 
     and inserting ``March 9, 2024''.

                      TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

     SEC. 401. 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.

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