Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 189 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)

[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 189 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H7365-H7385]
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FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025

Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill
(H.R. 10515) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:

H.R. 10515

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 ``American Relief Act, 2025''.

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, 2025

DIVISION B--DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025

DIVISION C--HEALTH

Sec. 3001. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--PUBLIC HEALTH EXTENDERS

Sec. 3101. Extension for community health centers, National Health
Service Corps, and teaching health centers that operate
GME programs.
Sec. 3102. Extension of special diabetes programs.
Sec. 3103. National health security extensions.

TITLE II--MEDICARE

Sec. 3201. Extension of increased inpatient hospital payment adjustment
for certain low-volume hospitals.
Sec. 3202. Extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program.
Sec. 3203. Extension of add-on payments for ambulance services.
Sec. 3204. Extension of funding for quality measure endorsement, input,
and selection.
Sec. 3205. Extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income
programs.
Sec. 3206. Extension of the work geographic index floor.
Sec. 3207. Extension of certain telehealth flexibilities.

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Sec. 3208. Extending acute hospital care at home waiver authorities.
Sec. 3209. Extension of temporary inclusion of authorized oral
antiviral drugs as covered part D drugs.
Sec. 3210. Medicare improvement fund.

TITLE III--HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 3301. Extension of child and family services programs.
Sec. 3302. Sexual risk avoidance education extension.
Sec. 3303. Personal responsibility education extension.
Sec. 3304. Extension of funding for family-to-family health information
centers.

TITLE IV--MEDICAID

Sec. 3401. Eliminating certain disproportionate share hospital payment
cuts.

DIVISION D--EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

Sec. 4101. Extension of agricultural programs.

DIVISION E--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 5101. Commodity futures trading commission whistleblower program.
Sec. 5102. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned
aircraft.
Sec. 5103. Additional special assessment.
Sec. 5104. National cybersecurity protection system authorization.
Sec. 5105. Extension of temporary order for fentanyl-related
substances.
Sec. 5106. Temporary extension of public debt limit.

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, 2025

Sec. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025
(division A of Public Law 118-83) is amended--
(1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and
inserting ``March 14, 2025'';
(2) in section 126 to read as follows:
``Sec. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are
provided for `District of Columbia--Federal Payment for
Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of
Columbia' at a rate for operations of $90,000,000, of which
not less than $50,000,000 shall be for costs associated with
the Presidential Inauguration to be held in January 2025:
Provided, That such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate
for operations necessary to maintain emergency planning and
security activities.''; and
(3) by adding after section 152 the following new sections:
``Sec. 153. Amounts made available by section 101 for
`Department of Commerce--National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration--Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'
may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to
maintain the acquisition schedule for Geostationary Earth
Orbit in an amount not to exceed $625,000,000.
``Sec. 154. Amounts made available by section 101 for
`Department of Justice--Justice Operations, Management and
Accountability--Justice Information Sharing Technology' may
be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to
carry out proactive vulnerability detection and penetration
testing activities.
``Sec. 155. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by
section 101, there is appropriated to the Department of
Justice for `Federal Bureau of Investigation--Salaries and
Expenses', $16,668,000, for an additional amount for fiscal
year 2025, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to
conduct risk reduction and modification of National Security
Systems: 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. 156. (a) 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 $5,996,130,000.
``(b) 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' in an
amount not to exceed $2,922,300,000.
``Sec. 157. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise provided
by section 101, there is appropriated to the Department of
Defense for `Procurement--Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy',
$5,691,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year
2025, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the
Virginia Class Submarine program and for workforce wage and
non-executive salary improvements for other nuclear-powered
vessel programs: 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.
``(b) Amounts appropriated by subsection (a) may be used to
incrementally fund contract obligations for the improvement
of workforce wages and non-executive level salaries on new or
existing contracts pertaining to the Virginia Class Submarine
program or to other nuclear-powered vessel programs.
``Sec. 158. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by
section 101, there is appropriated to the Department of
Defense for `Operation and Maintenance--Defense-Wide',
$913,440,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2025,
to remain available until September 30, 2026, to conduct risk
reduction and modification of National Security Systems:
Provided, That the amount provided by this section may be
transferred to accounts under the headings `Operation and
Maintenance', `Procurement', and `Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation': Provided further, That funds transferred
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be merged with and
available for the same purpose and for the same time period
as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred:
Provided further, That any transfer authority provided herein
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by
law: Provided further, 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. 159. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for
`Department of Energy--Atomic Energy Defense Activities--
Environmental and Other Defense Activities--Other Defense
Activities' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations
necessary to sustain specialized security activities.
``(b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
and 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 (a).
``Sec. 160. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by
section 101, there is appropriated to the Department of
Energy for `Atomic Energy Defense Activities--Environmental
and Other Defense Activities--Other Defense Activities',
$1,750,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2025, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, to conduct risk
reduction and modification of National Security Systems:
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. 161. During the period covered by this Act, section
10609(a) of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects
Act (subtitle B of title X of Public Law 111-11) shall be
applied by substituting `$1,640,000,000' for `$870,000,000'
and `2025' for `2024'.
``Sec. 162. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by
section 101, there is appropriated to the Department of the
Treasury for `Departmental Offices--Office of Terrorism and
Financial Intelligence--Salaries and Expenses', $908,000, for
an additional amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain
available until September 30, 2026, to conduct risk reduction
and modification of National Security Systems: 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. 163. 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, 2024' each place
it appears.
``Sec. 164. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, section 747 of
title VII of division B of Public Law 118-47 shall be applied
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act by--
``(1) substituting `2024' for `2023' each place it appears;
``(2) substituting `2025' for `2024' each place it appears;
``(3) substituting `2026' for `2025'; and
``(4) substituting `section 747 of division B of Public Law
118-47, as in effect on September 30, 2024' for `section 747
of division E of Public Law 117-328' 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, 2025.
``Sec. 165. 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 and
student aid application and eligibility determination
processes.
``Sec. 166. During the period covered by this Act, section
123 of division A of Public Law 118-42 and the provisions
carrying the same restriction in prior Acts making
appropriations to the Department of Defense for military
construction shall not apply to unobligated balances from
prior year appropriations made available under the heading
`Department of Defense--Military Construction, Army' and such
balances may be obligated for an access road project at
Arlington National Cemetery.
``Sec. 167. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, the second
proviso under the heading `Department of Veterans Affairs--
Veterans Health Administration--Medical Services' shall not
apply during the period covered by this Act.
``(b) Notwithstanding section 101, the second proviso under
the heading `Department of Veterans Affairs--Veterans Health
Administration--Medical Community Care' shall not apply
during the period covered by this Act.
``(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the second proviso under
the heading `Department of Veterans Affairs--Veterans Health
Administration--Medical Support and Compliance' shall not
apply during the period covered by this Act.

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``Sec. 168. Notwithstanding section 101, the fifth and
sixth provisos under the heading `Millennium Challenge
Corporation' in division F of Public Law 118-47 shall be
applied by substituting `December 31, 2025' for `December 31,
2024' each place it appears.
``Sec. 169. 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 Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2025''.

DIVISION B--DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025

The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2025, 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 ``Office of the Secretary'',
$30,780,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses related to losses of revenue, quality or
production of crops (including milk, on-farm stored
commodities, crops prevented from planting, and harvested
adulterated wine grapes), trees, bushes, and vines, as a
consequence of droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods,
derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze,
including a polar vortex, smoke exposure, and excessive
moisture occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024 under such
terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary of
Agriculture (referred to in this title as ``Secretary''):
Provided, That of the amounts provided in this paragraph
under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall use up to
$2,000,000,000 to provide assistance to producers of
livestock, as determined by the Secretary, for losses
incurred during calendar years 2023 and 2024 due to drought,
wildfires, or floods: Provided further, That the Secretary
may provide assistance for such losses in the form of block
grants to eligible States and territories and such assistance
may include compensation to producers, as determined by the
Secretary, for timber (including payments to non-Federal
forest landowners), citrus, pecan, and poultry (including
infrastructure) losses, and for agricultural producers who
have suffered losses due to the failure of Mexico to deliver
water to the United States in accordance with the 1944 Water
Treaty: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under
this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall offer
individualized technical assistance to interested non-insured
producers to help them apply for assistance made available
under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts
made available under this paragraph under this heading in
this Act, the Secretary may use up to $30,000,000, for
reimbursement for administrative and operating expenses
available for crop insurance contracts for 2022 and 2023
reinsurance years in a manner consistent with Section 771 of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-
328): Provided further, That of the amounts made available
under this paragraph under this heading in this Act, and
without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq., the Secretary
shall use $3,000,000 to carry out regular testing for the
purposes of verifying and validating the methodology and
protocols of the inspection of molasses at any United States
ports of entry, including whether the molasses meets each
statutory requirement without the use of additives or
blending, relevant definitional explanatory notes, and each
property typical of molasses in the United States as directed
in Senate Report 118-193: 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 2023 and 2024 to
such processors (to be paid to producers, 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,
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 the total amount of payments received
under this paragraph 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 Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program for the crop incurring the losses shall
not exceed 70 percent of the loss as determined by the
Secretary, except the Secretary shall provide payments not to
exceed 90 percent of the producer's revenue losses as
determined by the Secretary if the Secretary determines a de
minimis amount of a producer's revenue loss is attributable
to crops for which the producer did not insure or obtain
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program coverage:
Provided further, That the amount provided in this paragraph
under this heading in this Act shall be subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in the first, second, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and 12th provisos under this
heading in title I of the Disaster Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-43),
except that such ninth proviso under such heading shall be
applied by substituting ``2023 and 2024'' for ``2020 and
2021'' and the Secretary shall apply a separate payment limit
for economic assistance payments: Provided further, That not
later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, and for
each fiscal quarter thereafter until the amounts provided
under this heading in this Act are expended, the Secretary
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate on the implementation of
any programs provided for under this heading in this Act
specifying the type, amount, and method of such assistance by
State and territory: Provided further, That of the amounts
provided in this paragraph, $10,000,000,000 shall be made
available for the Secretary to make economic assistance
available pursuant to section 2102 of this title in this Act:
Provided further, 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.
For an additional amount for ``Office of the Secretary'',
$220,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the
Secretary to provide assistance in the form of block grants
to eligible States to provide compensation to producers for
necessary expenses related to crop, timber, and livestock
losses, including on-farm infrastructure, as a consequence of
any weather event in 2023 or 2024 that a State, in its sole
discretion, determines warrants such relief: Provided, That
eligible States are those States with a net farm income for
2023 of less than $250,000,000, as recorded in the data in
the Economic Research Service publication ``Farm Income and
Wealth Statistics'' as of December 3, 2024, and fewer than
eight thousand farms and an average farm size of fewer than
one thousand acres per farm, as recorded in the National
Agricultural Statistics Service publication ``Farms and Land
in Farms 2023 Summary (February, 2024)'': Provided further,
That the Secretary shall work with eligible States on any
necessary terms and conditions of the block grants, fully
taking in account the needs of each State: Provided further,
That any such terms and conditions may not impose additional
costs on producers: Provided further, 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.

Office of Inspector General

For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector
General'', $7,500,000, to remain available until expended,
for audits, investigations, and other oversight of projects
and activities carried out with funds made available to the
Department of Agriculture in this Act: 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.

Agricultural Research Service

buildings and facilities

For an additional amount for ``Buildings and Facilities'',
$42,500,000, to remain available until expended: 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.

FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Farm Service Agency

emergency forest restoration program

For an additional amount for ``Emergency Forest Restoration
Program'', $356,535,000, to remain available until expended:
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.

emergency conservation program

For an additional amount for ``Emergency Conservation
Program'', $828,000,000, to remain available until expended:
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.

Natural Resources Conservation Service

emergency watershed protection program

For an additional amount for ``Emergency Watershed
Protection Program'' for necessary expenses for the Emergency
Watershed Protection Program, $920,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided,

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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.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund

For an additional amount for the ``Rural Development
Disaster Assistance Fund'' as authorized under section 6945
of title 7, United States Code, as amended by this Act,
$362,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That section 6945(b) of title 7, United States Code, shall
apply to amounts provided under this heading in this Act:
Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading in
this Act may not be transferred pursuant to section 2257 of
title 7, United States Code: Provided further, 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.

DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Food and Nutrition Service

commodity assistance program

For an additional amount for ``Commodity Assistance
Program'' for the emergency food assistance program as
authorized by section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and section 204(a)(1) of the
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)),
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026:
Provided, That such funds shall be for infrastructure needs
related to the consequences of a major disaster declaration
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in calendar
years 2023 and 2024: Provided further, 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.

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 2101. Section 10101 of the Disaster Relief and
Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (division B of
Public Law 110-329; 7 U.S.C. 6945) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the first sentence--
(i) by striking ``for authorized activities'' and inserting
``, in the form of loans, grants, loan guarantees, or
cooperative agreements, for any authorized activity'';
(ii) by striking ``or'' between ``President'' and ``the
Secretary of Agriculture'' and inserting a comma; and
(iii) by inserting after ``the Secretary of Agriculture''
the following: ``, or the Governor of a State or Territory'';
(B) in the second sentence, inserting after ``to carry out
the activity'', the following: ``, but shall not be limited
to the original form of assistance, if any''; and
(C) by inserting after the first sentence, as so amended,
the following: ``The cost of such direct and guaranteed
loans, including the cost of modifying loans, shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974.''; and
(2) in subsection (c), to read as follows--
``(c) Waiver of Activity or Project Limitations.--For any
activity or project for which amounts in the Rural
Development Disaster Assistance Fund will be obligated under
subsection (b)--
``(1) the Secretary of Agriculture may waive any limits on
population, income, age, and duplication with respect to
replacement of damaged or destroyed utilities, or cost-
sharing otherwise applicable, except that, if the amounts
proposed to be obligated in connection with the disaster
would exceed the amount specified in subsection (h), the
notification required by that subsection shall include
information and justification with regard to any waivers to
be granted under this subsection;
``(2) the Secretary of Agriculture may use alternative
sources of income data provided by local, regional, State, or
Federal government sources to determine program eligibility;
and
``(3) with respect to grants authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(19), the Secretary of Agriculture shall not require
the applicant to demonstrate that it is unable to finance the
proposed project from its own resources, or through
commercial credit at reasonable rates and terms, or other
funding sources without grant assistance.''.
(3) Amounts provided by this section are 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. 2102. (a)(1) With respect to the 2024 crop year, if
the Secretary determines that the expected gross return per
acre for an eligible commodity determined under paragraph (2)
is less than the expected cost of production per acre for
that eligible commodity determined under paragraph (3), the
Secretary shall, not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, make a 1-time economic assistance
payment to each producer of that eligible commodity during
that crop year.
(2) The expected gross return per acre for an eligible
commodity referred to in paragraph (1) shall be equal to--
(A) in the case of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley,
oats, cotton, rice, and soybeans, the product obtained by
multiplying--
(i) the projected average farm price for the applicable
eligible commodity for the 2024-2025 marketing year contained
in the most recent World Agricultural Supply and Demand
Estimates published before the date of enactment of this Act
by the World Agricultural Outlook Board; and
(ii) the national average harvested yield per acre for the
applicable eligible commodity for the most recent 10 crop
years, as determined by the Secretary; and
(B) in the case of each eligible commodity not specified in
subparagraph (A), a comparable estimate of gross returns, as
determined by the Secretary.
(3) The expected cost of production per acre for an
eligible commodity referred to in paragraph (1) shall be
equal to--
(A) in the case of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley,
oats, cotton, rice, and soybeans, the total costs listed for
the 2024 crop year with respect to the applicable eligible
commodity contained in the most recent data product entitled
``national average cost-of-production forecasts for major
U.S. field crops'' published by the Economic Research
Service; and
(B) in the case of each eligible commodity not specified in
subparagraph (A), a comparable total estimated cost-of-
production, as determined by the Secretary.
(4)(A) The amount of an economic assistance payment to a
producer for an eligible commodity under paragraph (1) shall
be equal to 26 percent of the product obtained by
multiplying--
(i) the economic loss for that eligible commodity
determined under subparagraph (B); and
(ii) the eligible acres of that eligible commodity on the
farm determined under subparagraph (C).
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the economic loss
for an eligible commodity shall be equal to the difference
between--
(i) the expected cost of production per acre for that
eligible commodity, as determined under paragraph (3); and
(ii) the expected gross return per acre for that eligible
commodity, as determined under paragraph (2).
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the eligible
acres of an eligible commodity on a farm shall be equal to
the sum obtained by adding--
(i) the acreage planted on the farm to that eligible
commodity for harvest, grazing, haying, silage, or other
similar purposes for the 2024 crop year; and
(ii) an amount equal to 50 percent of the acreage on the
farm that was prevented from being planted during the 2024
crop year to that eligible commodity because of drought,
flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond
the control of the producers on the farm, as determined by
the Secretary.
(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C)(i), the Secretary
shall consider acreage planted to include any land devoted to
planted acres for accepted skip-row planting patterns, as
determined by the Secretary.
(E) If the Secretary determines there is insufficient data
to determine the comparable estimate of gross returns with
respect to an eligible commodity under paragraph (2)(B) or a
comparable total estimated cost-of-production with respect to
an eligible commodity under paragraph (3)(B), the Secretary
shall use data related to a similarly situated commodity for
purposes of determining the payment amount under this
paragraph.
(5) In no case shall the amount of an economic assistance
payment to a producer for an eligible commodity under
paragraph (1) be equal to less than the product obtained by
multiplying--
(A) 8 percent of the reference price for the eligible
commodity described in section 1111(19) of the Agricultural
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011(19));
(B) the national average payment yield for the eligible
commodity described in section 1111(15) of that Act (7 U.S.C.
9011(15)); and
(C) the number of eligible acres for the eligible commodity
described in paragraph (4)(C).
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), sections 1001,
1001A, 1001B, and 1001C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308, 1308-1, 1308-2, 1308-3) shall apply with respect
to assistance provided under this section.
(2) The total amount of payments received, directly or
indirectly, by a person or legal entity (except a joint
venture or general partnership) under this section may not
exceed--
(A) $125,000, if less than 75 percent of the average gross
income of the person or legal entity for the 2020, 2021, and
2022 tax years is derived from farming, ranching, or
silviculture activities; and
(B) $250,000, if not less than 75 percent of the average
gross income of the person or legal entity for the 2020,
2021, and 2022 tax years is derived from farming, ranching,
or silviculture activities.
(3) The payment limitations under paragraph (2) shall be
separate from annual payment limitations under any other
program.
(c) In this section:
(1) The terms ``extra-long staple cotton'' and ``producer''
have the meanings given those terms in section 1111 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011).
(2) The term ``cotton'' means extra-long staple cotton and
upland cotton.
(3)(A) The term ``eligible commodity'' means a loan
commodity (as defined in section 1201(a) of the Agricultural
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9031(a)).
(B) The term ``eligible commodity'' does not include graded
wool, nongraded wool, mohair, or honey.

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(4) The terms ``legal entity'' and ``person'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a)).
(5) The term ``rice'' means long grain rice and medium
grain rice.
(6) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(d) Amounts provided by this section are 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.

TITLE II

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration

economic development assistance programs

(including transfers of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Economic Development
Assistance Programs'', $1,510,000,000, to remain available
until expended, pursuant to sections 209 and 703 of the
Public Works and Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3149 and
3233), for economic adjustment assistance related to flood
mitigation, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and
restoration of infrastructure in areas that received a major
disaster designation as a result of hurricanes, wildfires,
severe storms and flooding, tornadoes, and other natural
disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024 under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That within the
amount appropriated under this heading in this Act, up to 3
percent of funds may be transferred to ``Salaries and
Expenses'' for administration and oversight activities:
Provided further, That within the amount appropriated under
this heading in this Act, $10,000,000 shall be transferred to
the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.):
Provided further, That the Delta Regional Authority shall
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate 15 days prior to the
obligation of the amounts made available under the preceding
proviso: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is
authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such
temporary personnel as may be necessary to implement the
requirements under this heading in this Act, without regard
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service: Provided further,
That within the amount appropriated under this heading in
this Act, $7,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Departmental
Management--Office of Inspector General'' for carrying out
investigations and audits related to the funding provided
under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 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.

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, typhoons, flooding, wildfires,
and other disasters in calendar years 2023 and 2024,
$244,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026,
as follows:
(1) $144,000,000 for repair and replacement of observing
assets, real property, and equipment; for marine debris
assessment and removal; and for mapping, charting, and
geodesy services; and
(2) $100,000,000 for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, flooding,
and wildfires in calendar year 2024;

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 not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act: Provided further, 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.

procurement, acquisition and construction

For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Acquisition and
Construction'' for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires, volcanoes,
and other disasters in calendar years 2022, 2023 and 2024,
$499,000,000, to remain available until expended, as follows:
(1) $100,000,000 for repair and replacement of observing
assets, real property, and equipment; and
(2) $399,000,000 for the acquisition of hurricane hunter
aircraft and related expenses as authorized under section
11708 of division K of Public Law 117-263:

fisheries disaster assistance

For an additional amount for ``Fisheries Disaster
Assistance'' for necessary expenses associated with fishery
resource disaster relief as authorized by law, $300,000,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That
notwithstanding section 312(a)(3)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (18 U.S.C.
1861a(a)(3)(A)), any request for a fishery resource disaster
determination in Tribal salmon and urchin fisheries received
by the Secretary prior to September 30, 2025, may be
evaluated by the Secretary: Provided further, That a portion
of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act shall
be used to provide additional assistance up to the historical
percentage for positively determined disasters announced in
calendar year 2024 that were partially funded: Provided
further, 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.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

United States Marshals Service

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
for necessary expenses related to the protection of the
residences of the Supreme Court Justices: 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.

Federal Prison System

buildings and facilities

For an additional amount for ``Buildings and Facilities'',
$64,795,500, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of major
disasters: 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.

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 and
replacement of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
facilities damaged by hurricanes, tropical storms, typhoons,
and tornadoes in calendar years 2023 and 2024, $740,200,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to 20
percent of such amount may be transferred to ``Space
Operations'' for necessary expenses related to communications
facilities and equipment, required remediation, and
alternative operations caused by Typhoon Mawar: 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 2025:
Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall submit a spending plan to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act: Provided further, 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.

TITLE III

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Operation and Maintenance, Army

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Army'', $451,894,000, to remain available until September 30,
2025, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, microbursts,
and hurricanes in calendar years 2023 and 2024: 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.

Operation and Maintenance, Navy

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Navy'', $1,454,153,000, to remain available until September
30, 2025, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Ian, Nicole, Idalia, Helene, and Milton,
Typhoon Mawar, and severe storms in calendar year 2023:
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.

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Marine Corps'', $8,900,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Helene and Milton: 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.

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Air Force'', $912,778,000, to

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remain available until September 30, 2025, for necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Helene and
Milton and Typhoon Mawar: 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.

Operation and Maintenance, Space Force

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Space Force'', $90,230,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and Typhoon
Mawar: 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.

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide'', $1,208,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Helene and Milton: 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.

Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Army Reserve'', $19,594,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and microbursts
in calendar year 2024: 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.

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Air Force Reserve'', $1,319,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and Typhoon
Mawar: 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.

Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Army National Guard'', $26,065,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Typhoon Mawar,
and severe storms in calendar years 2023 and 2024: 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.

Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Air National Guard'', $2,209,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricane Helene and Typhoon Mawar: 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.

PROCUREMENT

Procurement of Ammunition, Army

For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition,
Army'', $125,100,000, to remain available until September 30,
2027, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricane Helene: 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.

Other Procurement, Air Force

For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air
Force'', $129,722,000, to remain available until September
30, 2027, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Typhoon Mawar: 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.

Procurement, Space Force

For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Space Force'',
$37,994,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Typhoon
Mawar: 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.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Army'', $41,400,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2026, for necessary expenses related to
the consequences of severe storms and wave overwash:
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.

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Air Force'', $69,278,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2026, for necessary expenses related to
the consequences of Typhoon Mawar: 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.

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

Defense Health Program

For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'',
$17,362,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Helene and Milton: 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.

TITLE IV

CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Corps of Engineers--Civil

investigations

For an additional amount for ``Investigations'',
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, 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, to reduce risks from future floods and
hurricanes, at full Federal expense: Provided, That amounts
made available under this heading in this Act shall be for
high-priority studies of projects in States and insular areas
with a major disaster, including for glacial lake outbursts,
in calendar year 2022, 2023, or 2024: Provided further, That
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act and not less than three business days prior to public
release, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a detailed work plan for the funds provided
under this heading in this Act, including a list of study
locations, new studies selected to be initiated, the total
cost for each study selected for funding, the remaining cost
for each ongoing study selected for funding, and a schedule
by fiscal year of the proposed use of such funds: Provided
further, That the Secretary of the Army shall not deviate
from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to such
Committees: Provided further, That funds included in a
submitted work plan shall be deemed allocated to specific
projects and subject to the reprogramming requirements
specified in section 101(6) of the Energy and Water
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024:
Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 days after
the date of enactment of this Act and until all amounts
provided under this heading in this Act have been expended,
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall
provide a quarterly report directly to such Committees
detailing the allocation, obligation, and expenditure of the
funds provided under this heading in this Act: Provided
further, 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.

construction

For an additional amount for ``Construction'',
$700,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses to address emergency situations at Corps
of Engineers projects, construct Corps of Engineers projects,
and rehabilitate and repair damages caused by natural
disasters to Corps of Engineers projects: Provided, That of
the amount provided under this heading in this Act,
$100,000,000 shall be used for continuing authorities
projects to reduce the risk of flooding and storm damage,
notwithstanding project number or program cost limitations:
Provided further, That of the amount provided under this
heading in this Act, $300,000,000 shall be to complete, or
initiate and complete, without regard to new start or new
investment decision considerations, a useful increment of
work for water-related environmental infrastructure
assistance in States and insular areas that were impacted by
disasters occurring in or prior to calendar year 2024:
Provided further, That of the amount provided under this
heading in this Act, $300,000,000 shall be for projects that
have previously received funds under this heading in chapter
4 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
(division A of Public Law 113-2), title IV of division B of
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123), or
title IV of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-43), and for which
non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements
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Act: Provided further, That each project receiving funds
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of such chapter 4 of title X of the
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of
Public Law 113-2), title IV of division B of the Bipartisan
Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123), or title IV of the
Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
(division B of Public Law 117-43), and as specifically
modified by section 111 of the Energy and Water Development
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division D of
Public Law 118-42), as applicable: Provided further, That of
the amount provided under this heading in this Act, such sums
as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible
construction costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for
inland harbors eligible to be derived from the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund under section 101 or section 104 of
the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 shall be
derived from the general fund of the Treasury: Provided
further, That for projects receiving funding under this
heading in this Act, the limitation concerning total project
costs in section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (Public Law 99-662) shall not apply to funds provided
under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That for
any projects using funding provided under this heading in
this Act, the non-Federal cash contribution for 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, separable
element, or useful increment: Provided further, That any
projects initiated using funds provided 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 not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act
and not less than three business days prior to public
release, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a detailed work plan for the funds provided
under this heading in this Act, including a list of project
locations, the total cost for all projects, and a schedule by
fiscal year of proposed use of such funds: Provided further,
That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once
the plan has been submitted to such Committees: Provided
further, That funds included in a submitted work plan shall
be deemed allocated to specific projects and subject to the
reprogramming requirements specified in section 101(7) of the
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2024: Provided further, That beginning
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act and until all amounts provided under this heading in this
Act have been expended, the Assistant Secretary of the Army
for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report directly to
such Committees detailing the allocation, obligation, and
expenditure of the funds provided under this heading in this
Act: Provided further, 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.

mississippi river and tributaries

For an additional amount for ``Mississippi River and
Tributaries'', $50,000,000, to remain available until
expended, 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: Provided, That
beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act and until all amounts provided under this heading
in this Act have been expended, the Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report
directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation,
obligation, and expenditure of the funds provided under this
heading in this Act: Provided further, 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.

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), $745,000,000, to remain
available until expended, 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: Provided,
That funding provided under this heading in this Act utilized
to repair authorized shore protection projects shall restore
such projects to their full project profile at full Federal
expense: Provided further, That beginning not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act and until all
amounts provided under this heading in this Act have been
expended, the Chief of Engineers shall provide a quarterly
report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the
allocation, obligation, and expenditure of the funds provided
under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 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.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

water and related resources

For an additional amount for ``Water and Related
Resources'', $74,464,000, to remain available until expended,
of which $27,930,000 shall be for necessary expenses related
to the consequences of natural disasters that occurring in or
prior to calendar year 2024: Provided, That $46,534,000 shall
be available for deposit into the Aging Infrastructure
Account established by section 9603(d)(1) of the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)),
and shall be made available for reserved or transferred works
that have suffered a critical failure, in accordance with
section 40901(2)(A) of division D of Public Law 117-58:
Provided further, 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.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ENERGY PROGRAMS

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

For an additional amount for ``Strategic Petroleum
Reserve'', $60,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to damages caused by natural
disasters: 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.

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Weapons Activities

For an additional amount for ``Weapons Activities'',
$1,884,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary
expenses related to damages caused by Hurricanes Helene and
Milton: 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.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

Defense Environmental Cleanup

For an additional amount for ``Defense Environmental
Cleanup'', $2,415,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to damages caused by
Hurricanes Helene and Milton: 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.

TITLE V

THE JUDICIARY

Supreme Court of the United States

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$13,597,000, to remain available until expended, for
protection of the residences of the Supreme Court Justices:
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.

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, $2,249,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $50,000,000 shall be
transferred to ``Small Business Administration--Office of
Inspector General'' for audits and reviews of disaster loans
and the disaster loans programs, and of which $613,000,000
may be transferred to ``Small Business Administration--
Salaries and Expenses'' for administrative expenses to carry
out the disaster loan program authorized by section 7(b) of
the Small Business Act: 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.

TITLE VI

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

Coast Guard

operations and support

For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support'',
$102,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of the
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and other disasters,
including for minor repairs, maintenance, and environmental
remediation costs: Provided, That the Commandant of the Coast
Guard shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate an expenditure
plan and quarterly updates for the expenditure of such funds:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as

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being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

procurement, construction, and improvements

For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Construction,
and Improvements'', $210,200,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of disasters: Provided, That the Commandant of
the Coast Guard shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
an expenditure plan and quarterly updates for the expenditure
of such funds: Provided further, 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.

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

disaster relief fund

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief Fund'',
$29,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$28,000,000,000 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 $4,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Office of Inspector
General--Operations and Support'' for audits and
investigations funded under ``Federal Emergency Management
Agency--Disaster Relief Fund'': Provided further, 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.

hermit's peak/calf canyon fire assistance account

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon
Fire Assistance Account'', $1,500,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That $1,000,000 shall be
transferred to ``Office of Inspector General--Operations and
Support'' for oversight of activities authorized by the
Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act: Provided
further, That the amounts provided under this heading in this
Act shall be subject to the reporting requirement in the
third proviso of section 136 of the Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2023 (division A of Public Law 117-180): Provided
further, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act
shall be subject to the same authorities and conditions as if
such amounts were provided by title III of the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 (division C of
Public Law 118-47): Provided further, 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.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

procurement, construction, and improvements

For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Construction,
and Improvements'', $14,020,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses relating to the
consequences of disasters: 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.

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'', $58,115,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of natural
disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2024:
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.

United States Fish And Wildlife Service

construction

For an additional amount for ``Construction'',
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of natural
disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2024:
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.

National Park Service

historic preservation fund

For an additional amount for ``Historic Preservation
Fund'', $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of natural
disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2024,
including costs to States, Tribes, and territories necessary
to complete compliance activities required by section 306108
of title 54, United States Code, and costs needed to
administer the program: Provided, That funds appropriated
under this heading in this Act shall be used for historic and
cultural resource preservation work that meets the Secretary
of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines as published in
the Federal Register (Vol. 48, No. 190, September 29, 1983),
to include Reconstruction of National Register listed or
eligible sites: Provided further, That grants using funds
appropriated under this heading in this Act shall only be
available for areas that have received a major disaster
declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.):
Provided further, That such grants shall not be subject to a
non-Federal matching requirement: Provided further, 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.

construction

For an additional amount for ``Construction'',
$2,262,871,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of disasters,
including hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, and other
severe storms, wildfire, fire, and flooding occurring in and
prior to calendar year 2024: 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.

United States Geological Survey

surveys, investigations, and research

For an additional amount for ``Surveys, Investigations, and
Research'', $2,743,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of natural
disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2024:
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.

Indian Affairs

Bureau of Indian Affairs

operation of indian programs

For an additional amount for ``Operation of Indian
Programs'', $17,765,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of natural
disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2024:
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.

Bureau of Indian Education

education construction

For an additional amount for ``Education Construction'',
$153,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of natural
disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2024:
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.

Office of Inspector General

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$8,000,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight
of the Department of the Interior activities funded by this
Act: 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.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program

For an additional amount for ``Leaking Underground Storage
Tank Trust Fund Program'', $17,000,000, to remain available
until expended, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Helene and Hilary: 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.

State and Tribal Assistance Grants

For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance
Grants'', $3,000,000,000 to remain available until expended,
of which $1,230,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants
for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and of which
$1,770,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants under
section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That
notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act, funds appropriated under this paragraph in this
Act shall be provided to States or territories in EPA Regions
3, 4, and 9 in amounts determined by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency for wastewater treatment
works and drinking water facilities impacted by Hurricanes
Helene and Milton and Hawaii wildfires: Provided further,
That notwithstanding the requirements of section 603(i) of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(d)
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds appropriated
under this paragraph in this Act, each State shall use not
less than 30 percent of the amount of its capitalization
grants to provide additional subsidization to eligible
recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative
interest loans or grants, or

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any combination of these: Provided further, That the funds
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act shall be used
for eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce flood or
fire damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency
to rapid hydrologic change or natural disaster at treatment
works, as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, or any eligible facilities under
section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other
eligible tasks at such treatment works or facilities
necessary to further such purposes: Provided further, That
the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not
be subject to the matching or cost share requirements of
section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided
further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act
shall not be subject to the matching or cost share
requirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3), or 202 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Provided further, That
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may
retain up to $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this
paragraph in this Act for management and oversight: Provided
further, 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.
For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance
Grants'', $85,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving
Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act: Provided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds appropriated under
this paragraph in this Act shall be provided to States or
territories in EPA Regions 3 and 4 impacted by Hurricanes
Helene and Milton in amounts determined by the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency to improve the
resilience of decentralized wastewater treatment systems to
flooding, to assess the potential to connect homes served by
decentralized wastewater treatment systems to centralized
wastewater systems, and to fund such connections: Provided
further, That notwithstanding the requirements of section
603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, for the
funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, each
State shall use 100 percent of the amount of its
capitalization grants to provide additional subsidization to
eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal,
grants, negative interest loans, other loan forgiveness, and
through buying, refinancing, or restructuring debt or any
combination thereof: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act shall not be
subject to the matching or cost share requirements of
sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3), or 202 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act: Provided further, That the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may
retain up to $3,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this
paragraph in this Act for management and oversight: Provided
further, 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.
For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance
Grants'', $60,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses to address water emergencies under
section 1442(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300j-1(b)) or section 504(a) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1364) in States or territories in EPA
Regions 3 and 4 impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 1442(b) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated under this paragraph
in this Act may be used to provide technical assistance and
grants regardless of whether the emergency situation presents
a substantial danger to public health: Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 1442(b) of the Safe Drinking Water
Act, funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may
be used to provide grants regardless of whether such grants
will be used to support actions that would not otherwise be
taken without emergency assistance: Provided further, That
funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may be
used to provide technical assistance and grants under section
1442(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act to any appropriate
recipient, as determined by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, to assist in responding to
and alleviating an emergency situation affecting a privately
owned water system: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this paragraph in this Act may be used to take actions
authorized under section 504(a) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act that the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency deems necessary to protect
the health or welfare of persons affected by a water
emergency, including other necessary actions and for
providing technical assistance and grants to address such
water emergency: Provided further, That the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency may retain up to
$1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this paragraph in
this Act for management and oversight: Provided further, 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.
For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance
Grants'', $10,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for grants and other activities authorized by subsections (a)
through (c) of section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7403) or section 105 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7405) for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes
Milton and Helene, including repair or replacement of damaged
air monitoring equipment: Provided, That funds appropriated
under this paragraph in this Act may be awarded
noncompetitively: Provided further, 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.
For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance
Grants'', $95,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for the hazardous waste financial assistance grants program
and other solid waste management activities for necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Helene and
Milton: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under
this paragraph in this Act shall be subject to section
3011(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act: Provided further,
That the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
may retain up to $500,000 of the funds appropriated under
this paragraph in this Act for management and oversight:
Provided further, 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.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

forest service operations

For an additional amount for ``Forest Service
Operations'', $68,100,000, to remain available until
expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of calendar year 2022, 2023, and 2024 wildfires, hurricanes,
and other natural disasters: 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.

forest and rangeland research

For an additional amount for ``Forest and Rangeland
Research'', $26,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
calendar year 2022, 2023, and 2024 wildfires, hurricanes, and
other natural disasters: 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.

state, private, and tribal forestry

For an additional amount for ``State, Private, and Tribal
Forestry'', $208,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
calendar year 2022, 2023, and 2024 wildfires, hurricanes, and
other natural disasters: Provided, That of the amounts made
available under this heading in this Act, $14,000,000 shall
be to provide Forest Health Protection assistance to States
for an emerging eastern spruce budworm outbreak approaching
the northeastern U.S. border: Provided further, That with
respect to the preceding proviso, an award of financial
assistance from the Forest Service will not be subject to a
non-Federal cost-share requirement: Provided further, 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.

national forest system

For an additional amount for ``National Forest System'',
$2,523,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the amounts made available under this heading in this
Act, $2,448,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses related
to the consequences of calendar year 2022, 2023, and 2024
wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available under this
heading in this Act, $75,000,000 shall be for the
construction or maintenance of shaded fuel breaks in the
Pacific Regions: Provided further, 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.

capital improvement and maintenance

For an additional amount for ``Capital Improvement and
Maintenance'', $3,525,000,000, to remain available until
expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of calendar year 2022, 2023, and 2024 wildfires, hurricanes,
and other natural disasters: 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.

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 2701. Notwithstanding section 3304 of title 5, United
States Code, and without regard to the provisions of sections
3309 through 3318 of such title 5, the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
Chief of the Forest Service, may recruit and directly appoint
highly qualified individuals into the competitive service to
address critical hiring needs for the planning and execution
of the projects and activities funded in this title:
Provided, That such authority shall not

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apply to positions in the Excepted Service or the Senior
Executive Service: Provided further, That any action
authorized herein shall be consistent with the merit
principles of section 2301 of such title 5, and the
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture
shall comply with the public notice requirements of section
3327 of such title 5: Provided further, That the authority
under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2029:
Provided further, That amounts provided by this section are
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. 2702. Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds
appropriated by this title shall provide a detailed operating
plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this
title by State and Territory, and by program, project, and
activity, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That no such funds
shall be obligated before the operating plans are provided to
such Committees: Provided further, That such plans shall be
updated, including obligations and expenditures to date, and
submitted to such Committees on Appropriations every 60 days
until all such funds are expended.

TITLE VIII

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

payments to states for the child care and development block grant

For an additional amount for ``Payments to States for the
Child Care and Development Block Grant'', $250,000,000, to
remain available through September 30, 2026, for necessary
expenses directly related to the consequences of major
disasters and emergencies declared pursuant to the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in 2023 and 2024 (referred to
under this heading in this Act as ``covered disaster or
emergency''), including activities authorized under section
319(a) of the Public Health Service Act: Provided, That the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall allocate such
funds to States, territories, and Tribes based on assessed
need notwithstanding sections 658J and 658O of the Child Care
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990: Provided further,
That not to exceed 2 percent of funds appropriated in this
paragraph may be reserved, to remain available until
expended, for Federal administration costs: Provided further,
That such funds may be used for alteration, renovation,
construction, equipment, and other capital improvement costs,
including for child care facilities without regard to section
658F(b) of such Act, and for other expenditures related to
child care, as necessary to meet the needs of areas affected
by a covered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That
funds made available in this paragraph may be used without
regard to section 658G of such Act and with amounts allocated
for such purposes excluded from the calculation of
percentages under subsection 658E(c)(3) of such Act: Provided
further, That notwithstanding section 658J(c) of such Act,
funds allotted to a State may be obligated by the State in
that fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal years:
Provided further, That Federal interest provisions will not
apply to the renovation or construction of privately-owned
family child care homes, and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall develop parameters on the use of funds
for family child care homes: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall not retain Federal interest after a period of
10 years (from the date on which the funds are made available
to purchase or improve the property) in any facility
renovated or constructed with funds made available in this
paragraph: Provided further, That funds made available in
this paragraph shall not be available for costs that are
reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under
a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: Provided
further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be
made available to restore amounts, either directly or through
reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes,
prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further,
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.
For an additional amount for ``Payments to States for the
Child Care and Development Block Grant'', $250,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That
amounts made available in this paragraph shall be available
without regard to requirements in sections 658E(c)(3)(E) or
658G of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act:
Provided further, That payments made to States, territories,
Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations from amounts made
available in this paragraph shall be obligated in this fiscal
year or the succeeding two fiscal years: Provided further,
That amounts made available in this paragraph shall be used
to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and
local public funds expended to provide child care services
for eligible individuals: Provided further, 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.

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

Sec. 2801. Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds
appropriated by this title in this Act shall provide a
detailed operating plan of anticipated uses of funds made
available in this title in this Act by State and territory,
and by program, project, and activity, to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate: Provided, That no such funds shall be obligated
before the operating plans are provided to such Committees:
Provided further, That such plans shall be updated, including
obligations to date and anticipated use of funds made
available in this title in this Act, and submitted to such
Committees quarterly until all such funds expire.

TITLE IX

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for audits
and investigations related to Hurricanes Helene and Milton,
and other disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in calendar years 2023 and 2024:
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.

TITLE X

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Navy
and Marine Corps'', $1,127,281,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Typhoon Mawar: Provided, That not later than
60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Navy, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
form 1391 for each specific project and an expenditure plan
for funds provided under this heading in this Act: Provided
further, That such funds may be obligated or expended for
design and military construction projects not otherwise
authorized by law: Provided further, 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.

Military Construction, Air Force

For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air
Force'', $487,300,000, to remain available until September
30, 2029, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Typhoon Mawar: Provided, That not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or
their designee, shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
form 1391 for each specific project and an expenditure plan
for funds provided under this heading in this Act: Provided
further, That such funds may be obligated or expended for
design and military construction projects not otherwise
authorized by law: Provided further, 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.

Military Construction, Army National Guard

For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Army
National Guard'', $21,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Typhoon Mawar and severe storms in calendar
year 2023: Provided, That not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Army National
Guard, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
form 1391 for each specific project and an expenditure plan
for funds provided under this heading in this Act: Provided
further, That such funds may be obligated or expended for
design and military construction projects not otherwise
authorized by law: Provided further, 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.

Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ``Family Housing Construction,
Navy and Marine Corps'', $27,399,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses related to
the consequences of Typhoon Mawar: Provided, That not later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Navy, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate an expenditure plan for funds provided under this
heading in this Act: Provided further, 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.

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Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ``Family Housing Operation and
Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps'', $102,168,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2026, for necessary expenses
related to the consequences of Typhoon Mawar: Provided, That
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Navy, or their designee, shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate an expenditure plan for funds provided under
this heading in this Act: Provided further, 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.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans Health Administration

medical services

For an additional amount for ``Medical Services'',
$19,258,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Milton and Helene: 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.

medical support and compliance

For an additional amount for ``Medical Support and
Compliance'', $330,000, to remain available until September
30, 2027, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Milton and Helene: 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.

medical facilities

For an additional amount for ``Medical Facilities'',
$41,660,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Milton and Helene and other Federally declared
disasters occurring in 2023 and 2024: 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.

National Cemetery Administration

For an additional amount for ``National Cemetery
Administration'' for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Milton and Helene, $693,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2029: 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.

Departmental Administration

construction, major projects

For an additional amount for ``Construction, Major
Projects'', $4,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2029, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Milton and Helene: 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.

construction, minor projects

For an additional amount for ``Construction, Minor
Projects'', $2,020,000, to remain available until September
30, 2029, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Milton and Helene: 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.

TITLE XI

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

International Commissions

international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

construction

For an additional amount for ``Construction'',
$250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That funds provided under this heading in this Act shall be
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided
further, 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.

TITLE XII

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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, $8,086,020,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding subsection (e) of
section 120 of title 23, United States Code, for any
obligations made on or after March 26, 2024, for fiscal year
2024, this fiscal year, and hereafter, the Federal share for
Emergency Relief funds made available under section 125 of
such title to respond to damage caused by the cargo ship Dali
to the Francis Scott Key Bridge located in Baltimore City and
Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland, including
reconstruction of that bridge and its approaches, shall be
100 percent: Provided further, That consistent with section
668.105(e) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or a
successor regulation), any insurance proceeds, judgments,
settlements, penalties, fines, or other compensation for
damages, including interest, from whatever source derived,
recovered by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or
a toll authority for repair, including reconstruction, of the
Francis Scott Key Bridge located in Baltimore City and
Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland, in response
to, or as a result of, the damage caused by the cargo ship
Dali to that bridge and its approaches, shall be used upon
receipt to reduce liability on the repair, including
reconstruction, of such bridge and its approaches from the
emergency fund authorized under section 125 of title 23,
United States Code: Provided further, That any funds
recovered and used to reduce liability pursuant to the
preceding proviso shall not exceed the total amount of
liability on the repair, including reconstruction, of the
Francis Scott Key Bridge located in Baltimore City and
Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland, and its
approaches, from the emergency fund authorized under section
125 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, 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.

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'', $12,039,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for the same purposes and under the same terms and conditions
as funds appropriated under such heading in title VIII of the
Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public
Law 117-43), except that such amounts shall be for major
disasters that occurred in 2023 or 2024 and the fourth,
tenth, 15th, 16th, 20th, and 21st provisos under such heading
in such Act shall not apply: Provided, That the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall allocate all funds
provided under this heading in this Act for the total
estimate for unmet needs including additional mitigation for
qualifying disasters and publish such allocations in the
Federal Register no later than January 15, 2025: Provided
further, That the amount obligated for each qualifying
disaster area shall be no less than the amounts specified in
such Federal Register publication, unless such allocation is
rejected by the grantee: Provided further, That 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 unobligated
balances remaining as of the date of enactment of this Act
included under Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 86 X 0162
from Public Laws 108-324, 109-148, 109-234, 110-252, 110-329,
111-212, 112-55, and 113-2 shall also be available for the
purposes authorized under this heading in this Act (except
that the amount for each set-aside provided herein shall not
be exceeded), notwithstanding the purposes for which such
amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That of the
amounts made available under this heading in this Act,
$45,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Department of Housing
and Urban Development--Management and Administration--Program
Offices'' for salaries and expenses of the Office of
Community Planning and Development for necessary costs,
including information technology costs, of administering and
overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts made
available 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 in this,
prior, or future Acts (``this, prior, or future disaster
Acts''): Provided further, That of the amounts made available
under this heading in this Act, $1,850,000 shall be
transferred to ``Department of Housing and Urban
Development--Information Technology Fund'' for the disaster
recovery data portal: Provided further, That of the amounts
made available under this heading in this Act, $7,000,000
shall be transferred to ``Department of Housing and Urban
Development--Office of Inspector General'' for necessary
costs of overseeing and auditing amounts made available in
this, prior, or future disaster Acts: Provided further, That
of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act,
$25,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building and
technical assistance, including assistance on contracting and
procurement processes, to support recipients of allocations
from this, prior, or future disaster

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Acts: Provided further, That amounts made available under
this heading in this Act may be used by a grantee to assist
utilities as part of a disaster-related eligible activity
under section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)): Provided further, That
recipients of funds made available in this, prior, or future
disaster Acts that use such funds to supplement other Federal
assistance 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, so long as the
actions covered by the existing environmental review,
approval, or permit and the actions proposed for these
supplemental funds are substantially the same: Provided
further, That the Secretary or a State may, upon receipt of a
request for release of funds and certification, immediately
approve the release of funds for any activity or project if
the recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval
or permit under the previous proviso or if the activity or
project is categorically excluded from review under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)):
Provided further, That such amount and amounts repurposed
under this heading that were previously designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 are 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.

TITLE XIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 21301. Each amount appropriated or made available by
this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for
the fiscal year involved.
Sec. 21302. 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. 21303. 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 2025.
Sec. 21304. Each amount designated in divisions A or B 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 shall be available (or
repurposed, rescinded, or transferred, if applicable) only if
the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and
transmits such designations to the Congress.
Sec. 21305. Any amount appropriated by divisions A or B,
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and subsequently
so designated by the President, and transferred pursuant to
transfer authorities provided by this division shall retain
such designation.
Sec. 21306. Budgetary Effects.--
(1) Statutory paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of
division C and each succeeding 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.
(2) Senate paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of
division C and each succeeding division shall not be entered
on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section
4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
(3) 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 division C and each succeeding
division shall not be estimated--
(A) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
(B) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on
Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
(C) 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.
(4) Balances on the paygo scorecards.--Effective on the
date of the adjournment of the second session of the 118th
Congress, and for the purposes of the annual report issued
pursuant to section 5 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of
2010 (2 U.S.C. 934) after such adjournment and for
determining whether a sequestration order is necessary under
such section, the balances on the PAYGO scorecards
established pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5) of section
4(d) of such Act shall be zero.
This division may be cited as the ``Disaster Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025''.

DIVISION C--HEALTH

SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the
``Health Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2025''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this
division is as follows:

Sec. 3001. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--PUBLIC HEALTH EXTENDERS

TITLE II--MEDICARE

TITLE III--HUMAN SERVICES

TITLE IV--MEDICAID

Sec. 3401. Eliminating certain disproportionate share hospital payment
cuts.

TITLE I--PUBLIC HEALTH EXTENDERS

SEC. 3101. EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, NATIONAL
HEALTH SERVICE CORPS, AND TEACHING HEALTH
CENTERS THAT OPERATE GME PROGRAMS.

(a) Extension for Community Health Centers.--Section
10503(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``, $4,000,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and all that follows
through ``and ending on December 31, 2024; and'' and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
2023;
``(H) $526,027,397 for the period beginning on October 1,
2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, $690,410,959 for the
period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January
19, 2024, $536,986,301 for the period beginning on January
20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, and $3,592,328,767 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on
December 31, 2024; and
``(I) $1,050,410,959 for the period beginning on January 1,
2025, and ending on March 31, 2025.''.
(b) Extension for the National Health Service Corps.--
Section 10503(b)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(J) $85,068,493 for the period beginning on January 1,
2025, and ending on March 31, 2025.''.
(c) 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)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``not to exceed $230,000,000'' and all that
follows through ``and ending on December 31, 2024,''; and
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the
following: ``, not to exceed--
``(A) $230,000,000, for the period of fiscal years 2011
through 2015;
``(B) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017;
``(C) $126,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through
2023;
``(D) $16,635,616 for the period beginning on October 1,
2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, $21,834,247 for the
period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January
19, 2024, $16,982,192 for the period beginning on January 20,
2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, and $164,136,986 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December
31, 2024; and
``(E) $43,150,685 for the period beginning on January 1,
2025, and ending on March 31, 2025.''.
(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.).

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(e) Conforming Amendments.--Section 3014(h) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``under subparagraphs (E)
and (F) of section 10503(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(1))'' and inserting
``under section 10503(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(1)) for fiscal year
2015 and each subsequent fiscal year (or period thereof)'';
and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and section 101(d) of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024'' and inserting
``section 101(d) of division G of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2024, and section 3101(d) of the Health
Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2025''.

SEC. 3102. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS.

(a) Extension of Special Diabetes Programs for Type I
Diabetes.--Section 330B(b)(2) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-2(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) $39,261,745 for the period beginning on January 1,
2025, and ending on March 31, 2025, to remain available until
expended.''.
(b) Extending Funding for Special Diabetes Programs for
Indians.--Section 330C(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254c-3(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) $39,261,745 for the period beginning on January 1,
2025, and ending on March 31, 2025, to remain available until
expended.''.

SEC. 3103. 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 ``December 31,
2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(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
``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(c) Section 319L-1(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247d-7f(b)) is amended by striking ``December 31,
2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(d)(1) Section 2811A(g) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300hh-10b(g)) is amended by striking ``December
31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(2) Section 2811B(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300hh-10c(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``December
31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(3) Section 2811C(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300hh-10d(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``December
31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(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
``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.

TITLE II--MEDICARE

SEC. 3201. EXTENSION OF INCREASED INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT
ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS.

(a) In General.----Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and inserting ``April 1,
2025'';
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking
``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025'';
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025''; and
(C) in subclause (IV), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and
inserting ``April 1, 2025''; and
(3) in subparagraph (D)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and
inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(b) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement
the amendments made by this section by program instruction or
otherwise.

SEC. 3202. EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOSPITAL (MDH)
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.----Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and
inserting ``April 1, 2025''; and
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and
inserting ``April 1, 2025''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) In general.--Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``January 1, 2025'' and inserting ``April 1, 2025''; and
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and
inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(2) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification.--
Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking
``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.

SEC. 3203. EXTENSION OF ADD-ON PAYMENTS FOR AMBULANCE
SERVICES.

Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(l)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ``January 1, 2025''
and inserting ``April 1, 2025''; and
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' each
place it appears and inserting ``April 1, 2025'' in each such
place.

SEC. 3204. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR QUALITY MEASURE
ENDORSEMENT, INPUT, AND SELECTION.

Section 1890(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395aaa(d)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``$9,000,000'' and inserting
``$11,030,000''; and
(B) by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``March
31, 2025''; and
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ``December 31,
2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.

SEC. 3205. EXTENSION OF FUNDING OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR
LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS.

(a) State Health Insurance Assistance Programs.--Subsection
(a)(1)(B)(xiv) of section 119 of the Medicare Improvements
for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1395b-3
note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024,
$18,750,000'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025, $22,500,000''.
(b) Area Agencies on Aging.--Subsection (b)(1)(B)(xiv) of
such section 119 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024,
$18,750,000'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025, $22,500,000''.
(c) Aging and Disability Resource Centers.--Subsection
(c)(1)(B)(xiv) of such section 119 is amended by striking
``December 31, 2024, $6,250,000'' and inserting ``March 31,
2025, $8,500,000''.
(d) Coordination of Efforts to Inform Older Americans About
Benefits Available Under Federal and State Programs.--
Subsection (d)(2)(xiv) of such section 119 is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2024, $18,750,000'' and inserting
``March 31, 2025, $22,500,000''.

SEC. 3206. EXTENSION OF THE WORK GEOGRAPHIC INDEX FLOOR.

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, 2025''
and inserting ``April 1, 2025''.

SEC. 3207. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TELEHEALTH FLEXIBILITIES.

(a) Removing Geographic Requirements and Expanding
Originating Sites for Telehealth Services.--Section 1834(m)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by striking ``ending December
31, 2024'' and inserting ``ending March 31, 2025''; and
(2) in paragraph (4)(C)(iii), by striking ``ending on
December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``ending on March 31,
2025''.
(b) Expanding Practitioners Eligible to Furnish Telehealth
Services.--Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ``ending on
December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``ending on March 31,
2025''.
(c) Extending Telehealth Services for Federally Qualified
Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics.--Section
1834(m)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(m)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ``ending on December
31, 2024'' and inserting ``ending on March 31, 2025''.
(d) Delaying the In-person Requirements Under Medicare for
Mental Health Services Furnished Through Telehealth and
Telecommunications Technology.--
(1) Delay in requirements for mental health services
furnished through telehealth.--Section 1834(m)(7)(B)(i) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)(B)(i)) is
amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking
``on or after'' and all that follows through ``described in
section 1135(g)(1)(B))'' and inserting ``on or after April 1,
2025''.
(2) Mental health visits furnished by rural health
clinics.--Section 1834(y)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(y)(2)) is amended by striking ``January 1,
2025'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``April 1, 2025.''.
(3) Mental health visits furnished by federally qualified
health centers.--Section 1834(o)(4)(B) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(4)(B)) is amended by striking
``January 1, 2025'' and all that follows through the period
at the end and inserting ``April 1, 2025.''.
(e) Allowing for the Furnishing of Audio-only Telehealth
Services.--Section 1834(m)(9) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(m)(9)) is amended by striking ``ending on
December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``ending on March 31,
2025''.
(f) Extending Use of Telehealth to Conduct Face-to-face
Encounter Prior to Recertification of Eligibility for Hospice
Care.--Section 1814(a)(7)(D)(i)(II) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking
``ending on December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``ending on
March 31, 2025''.
(g) Program Instruction Authority.--The Secretary of Health
and Human Services may implement the amendments made by this
section through program instruction or otherwise.

SEC. 3208. EXTENDING ACUTE HOSPITAL CARE AT HOME WAIVER
AUTHORITIES.

Section 1866G(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395cc-7(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.

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SEC. 3209. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INCLUSION OF AUTHORIZED
ORAL ANTIVIRAL DRUGS AS COVERED PART D DRUGS.

Section 1860D-2(e)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-102(e)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``December
31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.

SEC. 3210. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.

Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$3,197,000,000'' and
inserting ``$1,251,000,000''.

TITLE III--HUMAN SERVICES

SEC. 3301. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.

Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social
Security Act shall continue through March 31, 2025, in the
manner authorized for fiscal year 2024, 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. 3302. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION EXTENSION.

Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.

SEC. 3303. 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), by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``March
31, 2025''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``December 31,
2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.

SEC. 3304. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FAMILY-TO-FAMILY HEALTH
INFORMATION CENTERS.

Section 501(c)(1)(A)(viii) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 701(c)(1)(A)(viii)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting
``$2,500,000''; and
(2) by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and inserting ``April
1, 2025''.

TITLE IV--MEDICAID

SEC. 3401. ELIMINATING CERTAIN DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE
HOSPITAL 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 ``January 1'' and inserting
``April 1''; and
(2) in clause (iii), by striking ``January 1'' and
inserting ``April 1''.

DIVISION D--EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

SEC. 4101. EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS.

(a) Extension.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section and the amendments made by this section,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following
authorities (including any limitations on the authorities) as
in effect on September 30, 2024, shall continue and be
carried out until the date specified in paragraph (2):
(A) The authorities provided by each provision of the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132
Stat. 4490) (and for mandatory programs at such funding
levels) and extended by section 102 of division B of the
Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act,
2024 (Public Law 118-22; 137 Stat. 114).
(B) The authorities provided by each provision of law
amended by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public
Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4490) (and for mandatory programs at
such funding levels) and extended by section 102 of division
B of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other
Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-22; 137 Stat. 114).
(2) Date specified.--The date specified in this paragraph
is the later of--
(A) September 30, 2025; or
(B) the date specified in the provision of the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4490)
or the provision of law amended by the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4490)
(and, if applicable, amended by section 102 of division B of
the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions
Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-22; 132 Stat. 4490)).
(b) Discretionary Programs.--Programs carried out using the
authorities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
subsection (a)(1) 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 2024 crop year pursuant to
title I of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9011 et seq.) (as extended by
section 102(c)(1) of division B of the Further Continuing
Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (7 U.S.C. 9001
note; Public Law 118-22)) and each amendment made by subtitle
C of title I of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
(Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4511) (as extended by that
section) shall be applicable to the 2025 crop year for that
covered commodity, loan commodity, sugarcane, or sugar beets.
(2) Dairy.--
(A) Dairy margin coverage.--
(i) Duration.--Section 1409 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(7 U.S.C. 9059) is amended by striking ``2024'' and inserting
``2025''.
(ii) Availability of premium discount.--With respect to
coverage for calendar year 2025, 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 (as
extended by section 102(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the Further
Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (7
U.S.C. 9057 note; Public Law 118-22)) for calendar year 2024.
(B) 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 ``2027'' and inserting
``2028''.
(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 ``2024'' and
inserting ``2025''.
(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 2025 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,
2025; 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 2025.
(d) Other Programs.--
(1) Trade.--Section 302(h)(2) of the Bill Emerson
Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1(h)(2)) is amended by
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
(2) 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, 2025'' for ``the 15-
year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act''.
(3) 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 ``2024'' each place it appears and inserting
``2025''.
(4) 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)).
(C) Section 1240O(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2(b)(3)).
(D) Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb-5(f)(1)).
(E) Section 2408(g)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act
of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 8351 note; Public Law 115-334).
(F) Section 1446(b)(1) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3222a(b)(1)).
(G) Section 1672E(d)(1) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925g(d)(1)).
(H) Section 7601(g)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(7 U.S.C. 5939(g)(1)(A)).
(I) Section 9002(k)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)(1)).
(J) Section 9003(g)(1)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103(g)(1)(A)).
(K) Section 9005(g)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(g)(1).
(L) Section 7407(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(1)).
(M) Section 2123(c)(4) of the Organic Foods Production Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522(c)(4)).
(N) Section 10606(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523(d)(1)).
(O) Section 10109(c)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act
of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4907; 137 Stat. 118).
(P) Section 12314(h) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
U.S.C. 2101 note; Public Law 113-79).
(Q) Section 12315(f)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 113-79).
(R) Section 12316(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 113-79).
(S) Section 12605(d) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
2018 (7 U.S.C. 7632 note; Public Law 115-334).
(T) Section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a(c)).
(U) Section 313B(e)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of
1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c-2(e)(2)).
(e) Reports.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any requirement
under a provision of law described in subsection (a)(1) to
submit a report on a recurring basis, and the final report
under which was required to be submitted during fiscal year
2024, shall continue, and the requirement shall be carried
out, on the same recurring basis, until the later of the
dates specified in subsection (a)(2).

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(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) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made
by this section shall be applied and administered as if this
section and those amendments had been enacted on September
30, 2024.

DIVISION E--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 5101. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION WHISTLEBLOWER
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 1(b) of Public Law 117-25 (135
Stat. 297; 136 Stat. 2133; 136 Stat. 5984) is amended, in
paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ``October 1, 2024'' each
place it appears and inserting ``March 14, 2025''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2024.

SEC. 5102. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 124n(i)) is amended by striking ``December 20, 2024''
and inserting ``March 14, 2025''.

SEC. 5103. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

Section 3014 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``December 23, 2024'' and inserting ``March 14,
2025''.

SEC. 5104. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PROTECTION SYSTEM
AUTHORIZATION.

Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) is amended by striking ``December
20, 2024'' and inserting ``March 14, 2025''.

SEC. 5105. 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 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and
inserting ``March 31, 2025''.

SEC. 5106. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.

Section 401 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
(Public Law 118-5) is amended--
(1) by striking ``January 1, 2025'' in subsection (a) and
inserting ``January 29, 2027'', and
(2) by striking ``January 2, 2025'' each place it appears
in subsections (b) and (c) and inserting ``January 30,
2027''.

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

General Leave

Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have
5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include
extraneous material on H.R. 10515.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Oklahoma?
There was no objection.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I rise today in support of H.R. 10515, the American Relief Act of
2025.
As the 118th Congress draws to a close, it is natural to use these
final days to reflect on our work. Though we have accomplished much
over the last 2 years, there is more to be done.

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Mr. Speaker, first and foremost, we need to ensure that the
government remains open and operating to provide needed services for
Americans. It is why I stand before my colleagues. With government
funding running out, it is our duty to act.
When the House Appropriations Committee began our process of drafting
bills for fiscal year 2025, we knew we had to work quickly to put the
House in the best position possible.
To that end, we successfully reported all 12 of our annual
appropriations bills out of the committee and succeeded in passing 5 of
them across the floor.
Unfortunately, the House does not act on its own. I am sorry to say,
whether we like it or not, our colleagues in the Senate have input in
this process.
To date, the Senate has yet to pass a single fiscal year 2025
appropriations bill across the floor. As time went on, it became clear
that we would not conclude the FY25 process by the deadline of December
20, meaning another extension is necessary.
I know there is great frustration that a second continuing resolution
is necessary. Quite frankly, I share in that feeling. A government
shutdown is never a good alternative.
Today's bill funds the government through March 14. This will allow
Republicans to engage President Trump as we negotiate a final funding
bill of the year that fulfills the mandate of the American people and
our America First agenda.
Further, this route ensures that there are no undue disruptions to
our national security and the vital programs that our constituents rely
on.
Today's bill also extends out the debt limit for a further 2 years to
January 20, 2027. This will allow President-elect Trump to begin his
term without needing to immediately address our national debt limit,
allowing us to move forward on the many other pressing concerns of the
American people.
Finally, the legislation also provides much-needed relief to
Americans struggling to recover from recent natural disasters. This
includes destruction in my own district which faced tornadoes that
ripped through Oklahoma. From floods and droughts to wildfires and
other storms, communities across the United States have suffered.
These realities have been grim. I recently visited North Carolina at
the invitation of my good friend and fellow Appropriations Committee
member, Chuck Edwards, and saw with my own eyes the devastation and
damage caused by Hurricane Helene's catastrophic flooding. Months after
the storm, countless people remain without the basic necessities of
life, and the region will remain affected for years to come.
My takeaway from these experiences is clear. Congress must act. We
need to provide the necessary disaster recovery aid for States and
communities as our fellow citizens rebuild and restore. Though relief
efforts are ongoing, it will be months, if not years, before life
returns to normal.
Additional investment is necessary to provide needed assistance to
our fellow Americans. Today's measure fully funds our existing relief
requirements, ensuring that help and resources get to those who
desperately need them.
Rural communities, particularly our farmers and ranchers, are facing
a tough farm economy in the aftermath of multiple disasters. These are
prioritized in this legislation. While there is still a long road ahead
for recovery efforts and rebuilding, this aid will mark a vital step
forward.
Mr. Speaker, for these reasons, I urge my colleagues to vote in
support of H.R. 10515, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this continuing
resolution. We had a strong bipartisan, bicameral agreement among the
leadership of both parties at both ends of the Capitol to avert a
disastrous and pointless government shutdown, to provide desperately
needed disaster aid and emergency assistance, and to provide Congress
with the time required to enact a final funding bill for fiscal year
2025.
That bill was a result of a compromise. There were things in it that
Democrats liked and Republicans did not. There were things in it that
Republicans liked and Democrats would have preferred to leave out. That
is the nature of government funding bills. They require compromise and
the support of Democrats and Republicans that we in the House and
Senate need to have in order to become law.
That was true throughout the 118th Congress, despite Republicans'
repeated and failed efforts to write extreme and partisan funding
bills. That will be true in the 119th Congress, as well.
Yes, we were on the cusp of an agreement to move this country
forward. Yesterday, a multibillionaire with apparently no working
knowledge of government or of appropriations, a self-appointed
president of the United States, Elon Musk, issued a marching order for
House Republicans to go against their own elected leadership and shut
down the government.
Soon after, Congress was on a fast track to a government shutdown.
House Republicans are responsible for any harm and uncertainty brought
upon the American people. Should some get their wish for a monthlong
government shutdown, they will be responsible for cleaning up their
mess come Inauguration Day.
We are in completely unprecedented times. The world's richest man, an
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in government contracts, is calling the shots in the Republican Party.
Who is in charge?
At the behest of the world's richest man, who no one voted for, the
United States Congress has been thrown into pandemonium. We had a bill
on Tuesday that was the result of 1\1/2\ years of work, which had the
input of Republicans and Democrats, their interests, their concerns,
and the needs of their constituents.
This bill has no such bipartisan input, and we are considering it in
mere minutes after it was released.

It removed key provisions to limit the power of pharmaceutical
companies. It abandons our bipartisan efforts to ensure American
dollars and intellectual property are reinvested in American businesses
and workers, instead of fueling the Chinese Communist Party's
technology and capabilities.
It includes a 2-year raising of the debt limit.
What does that do?
That serves to allow Republicans to cut taxes on the ultra wealthy
like Elon Musk and raise deficits on the backs of the American people.
We must immediately return to considering the bipartisan, bicameral
compromise legislation that Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader
Jeffries, Leader McConnell, and the four corners of the Appropriations
Committee reached earlier this week.
We must unequivocally reject the illegitimate oligarchy that seeks to
usurp the authority of the United States Congress and of the American
people.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from North
Carolina (Mr. Edwards), a member of the Appropriations Committee and a
good friend and valued colleague.
Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the American
Relief Act. We all know the basis of this bill is a continuing
resolution to fund the government and to prevent us from shutting down
until sometime in the first quarter.
I admit I think we all know a continuing resolution is neither the
best way to fund our government nor be responsible for our taxpayers'
dollars. We have an appropriations process that should work. To the
credit of Chairman Cole, that did work through the Appropriations
Committee. I certainly appreciate the chairman's strong leadership in
getting us through that.
It is noteworthy that he pointed out the Appropriations Committee by
itself does not get to determine how we fund our government.
We have got many needs and necessary reasons to keep our government
functioning. The American people are counting on us. Our military and
our border guards are counting on us.
Our enemies are watching. We all know North Korea, Russia, China, and
others do not have to face issues such as a government shutdown.
Keeping the government open is critical to the district that I
represent in western North Carolina.
I would like to take a moment and speak specifically to the disaster
relief portion of this bill. As most of my colleagues are aware, North
Carolina was hit by Hurricane Helene on September 27 of this year. We
experienced unprecedented disaster and destruction.
It is going to cost North Carolina about $58 billion to rebuild. This
storm was the most deadly in North Carolina's history. We lost 126,000
homes that were either damaged or destroyed. Countless people are now
homeless.
I thank Speaker Johnson for personally visiting western North
Carolina, getting his boots muddy, and seeing what we are dealing with
there. I thank Leader Scalise for visiting western North Carolina.
Chairman Cole also took time to come down. Many other Members were
there.
We are going see a number of Members on this floor argue against this
bill. Mr. Speaker, I need to remind you that folks in western North
Carolina have been paying their taxes for decades, taxes that have gone
toward funding disasters in every other part of this country, from
California to the Midwest to the Gulf Coast, without argument.
Mr. Speaker, now North Carolina needs our help. They need the help of
this body. I am sure some folks are going to speak against this bill. I
urge them to think about the disasters that they may have experienced
and what they have seen in the news and what they are hearing from me
about the need in western North Carolina.
I even heard one Member last week refer to recipients of disaster
relief as ``coastal elites.'' I represent about 783,000 people in the
mountains of western North Carolina. I can promise you not one single
one of those people is a coastal elite. Those are hardworking,
taxpaying Americans that deserve the help of this body at this time. I
urge passage of this bill.
I must also say that I am disappointed. Even though there is $110
billion in here to help begin to rebuild my great State, there is a
provision for private roads and bridges that was stripped out of this
for some reason in the last moments of pulling this bill together.
The folks from FEMA in western North Carolina have told me that the
most significant difference they see in this disaster versus those they
have dealt with in other areas is the number of private roads and
bridges that we have.
So, I am hoping, and I appreciate Chairman Cole offering to help me,
to get this provision back in with some other vehicle at some other
point in the future.
Mr. Speaker, I urge Members' support of this bill. North Carolina
deserves and needs the respect and the help to rebuild.

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Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New
York (Mr. Jeffries), who is the distinguished Democratic leader.
Mr. JEFFRIES. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from
the great State of Connecticut, who is our top Democrat on the
Appropriations Committee, for yielding and for her incredibly strong
and steadfast leadership during this process.
House Democrats, House Republicans, Senate Democrats, and Senate
Republicans reached a bipartisan agreement to fund the government,
prevent a shutdown, and meet the needs of the American people.
We reached a bipartisan agreement to provide disaster assistance to
people who had their lives turned upside down by extreme weather
events--hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires--all across
America.
We reached a bipartisan agreement to be there for farmers, families,
children, seniors, working-class Americans all across the country, the
men and women who serve this country in uniform, and our veterans.
House Republicans have abandoned that bipartisan agreement that we
entered into in good faith. It was a bill that House Republicans
negotiated. You gave us your word that we were going to move forward
together on behalf of the American people.
It was a Republican-drafted bill that was posted by House
Republicans. Then, one or two puppet masters weigh in, and the extreme
MAGA Republicans decide to do the bidding of the wealthy, the well-off,
and the well-connected millionaires and billionaires, not working-class
people all across America.
The bill that is before us today is just part of an effort to shut
down the government unless we, as Representatives of the American
people, bend to the will of just a handful of millionaires and
billionaires because the provisions in this bill, particularly as it
relates to suspending the debt ceiling for 2 years, are designed to
bring about a massive tax cut unpaid for for wealthy donors, for
wealthy corporations, and for millionaires and billionaires who clearly
some in this Congress are working for. This bill is validation for it.
Now, what has been interesting to me is that for decades, the
Republican Party has lectured America about fiscal responsibility and
about the debt and the deficit. It has always been phony. This bill
proves it.
The one thing we do know is that every time a Republican President
comes into office, the one thing we can count on Republicans to do is
to pass a massive tax cut for wealthy Americans and, in the process,
stick working-class Americans with the bill by raising the deficit and
the debt.
That is what happened in the 1980s. When Ronald Reagan was President,
the biggest thing that he did was pass a massive tax cut for the
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the well-off that was paid for by working families and middle-class
folks all across the country. It didn't do anything for middle-class
Americans. It didn't do anything to stimulate the economy.
As far as this whole notion of trickle-down economics, I have come to
the conclusion that trickle-down economics simply means that middle-
class families and that working-class Americans may get a trickle, but
they are guaranteed to stay down. That is what your economics are all
about.
Massive tax cuts for the wealthy and the well-off under President
Reagan continued until President Bush. Bill Clinton came into office
and inherited a significant deficit. Under his stewardship, President
Clinton turned a deficit into a surplus and passed that surplus to
President George W. Bush from the so-called party of fiscal
responsibility.
Once again, we see the same exact playbook: Republicans inherit a
surplus, and they immediately blow it to pass massive tax cuts for the
wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected; not provide relief to
working-class Americans. It was a tax cut in 2001 unpaid for and then a
tax cut in 2003 unpaid for. They continued to run up the debt and the
deficit prosecuting two failed wars.
The so-called party of fiscal responsibility wants to lecture America
when their record speaks for itself.
President Obama came in after mismanagement related to the prior
administration, including helping to trigger the Great Recession, and
he inherited a deficit from a Republican President of $1.5 trillion as
well as the Great Recession. Working under the leadership of President
Obama, Democrats in the House and the Senate got the situation turned
around and, over an 8-year period of time, reduced the deficit by $1
trillion, from $1.5 trillion to $500 billion. This is progress under
Democratic leadership as it relates to getting America's fiscal house
in order.
Then, Donald Trump came into office and, again, followed the same
exact playbook. After failing to take healthcare away from millions of
Americans, the Republicans turned their attention to the GOP tax scam,
where 83 percent of the benefits went to the wealthiest 1 percent. Why?
It was to subsidize the lifestyles of the rich and famous.
In the process of doing that, they borrowed $2.3 trillion that was
added to our debt and exploded the deficit, the so-called party of
fiscal responsibility.
In fact, this debt that we are dealing with and that Democrats are
taking seriously and that Republicans have no interest in being
responsible around, that is what this 2-year suspension of the debt
ceiling is all about.
In our Nation's 248-year history, 25 percent of our Nation's debt was
accumulated during the 4 years of the former President--25 percent.
How dare Republicans lecture America about fiscal responsibility
ever.
Then, President Biden came into office and got big things done for
the American people on infrastructure and on the CHIPS and Science Act.
He stood up a clean energy economy, rescued America from a once-in-a-
century pandemic, and got all these big things done by partnering with
House Democrats and Senate Democrats. In the process, in his first 2
years, he reduced the deficit by $1.7 trillion.
So, we see a very clear pattern. The facts speak for themselves.
Democrats are the party of getting things done and fiscal
responsibility. Republicans are the party of massive tax cuts for the
wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected, which brings us to this
very moment.
That is because this bill is designed to set up the GOP tax scam 2.0
to stick the American people with a bill so that they can continue to
cut taxes for wealthy donors and well-connected corporations and jam
working-class Americans.
That is what this bill today, fundamentally, is all about. That is
why Republicans are suspending the debt ceiling for 2 years, the so-
called party of fiscal responsibility.
In addition to these massive tax cuts, we know how they want to pay
for it. Many Republicans have said this in the public domain, that: We
want to end Social Security as we know it, end Medicare as we know it,
end Medicaid as we know it, end nutritional assistance as we know it,
and not support our veterans.
These are all the reasons why Democrats are opposed to this
legislation. It is because you are trying to jam working-class
Americans again, as you have repeatedly done over and over and over
again.
Those are the facts.
The other problem with this bill is that we negotiated, in a
bipartisan, bicameral way, real progress for working-class Americans,
for middle-class Americans, and for everyday Americans who aspire to be
part of the middle class. That has been cut out of this legislation.
Why would you do that? Why would you eliminate funding for community
health centers? That impacts the heartland of America, urban America,
rural America, suburban America, small-town America, and Appalachia.
Why would you cut out funding for community health centers?
We are fighting for those everyday Americans. That is why we are
opposed to this legislation.
Why would you cut funding for nutritional assistance for children in
America, for seniors in America, and for veterans in America? Why would
you do that? This bill cuts funding for nutritional assistance that had
previously been agreed upon, and that is why we are opposed to this
legislation.
This legislation actually cuts a program that was designed to help
children and their parents detect cancer. Cruelty is the point. Why
would you eliminate that program? We are going to fight for the
children of America.
So, the reasons are too numerous to articulate, though with my magic
minute, I could do that.
We have laid out the challenges with this bill, the phoniness in
claiming that extreme MAGA Republicans are about working-class
Americans and are the party of fiscal responsibility. Nothing could be
further from the truth.
When you run up the debt and the deficit, middle-class families pay
and working-class families pay. We are going to defend them. House
Democrats are going to continue to fight for working families, middle-
class families, all those who aspire to be part of the middle class,
for the children of America, for the seniors of America, for the unions
in America, for the veterans of America, and for the least, the lost,
the left behind, for the poor, the sick, and the afflicted.
We are going to continue to fight for everyday Americans. That is why
we are voting ``no'' on this bill.
Mr. Speaker, to stop this reckless, regressive, and reactionary
Republican shutdown, vote ``no.''
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their
comments to the Chair.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Alford), who is my very good friend.
Mr. ALFORD. Mr. Speaker, I did not bring any fancy signs with me
today. Those take hours to prepare.
I will tell you, Mr. Speaker, that if a shutdown occurs because we do
not pass this continuing resolution today, it will not be a Republican
shutdown. It will be a Democrat shutdown.
When it goes over to the Senate, it will be the Schumer shutdown.

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Mr. Speaker, this is not about millionaires. This is not about
billionaires. This is about our farmers. This is about our military
getting the pay that they deserve through Christmas and the New Year.
This is about the future of this Nation.
Mr. Speaker, this continuing resolution before us is not a perfect
solution, but it is a bridge that will allow us to continue the
critical work of funding our troops, securing our borders, supporting
our farmers, caring for our veterans, and procuring disaster relief for
those in the Carolinas who we visited just last month. They are living
in tents in freezing temperatures while illegal aliens are living at
The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.
Mr. Speaker, Missouri has 87,000 farms. We are losing 1,000 farms in
America each month. Our food security is national security, and the
Democrats do not want to support our farmers. Due to the high
inflationary costs that this administration has brought about and low
commodity prices, farmers are going out of business.
I don't understand this consolidation of farming in America and why
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Democrats are in favor of that. We have to support our farmers through
this bill. We have to support our disaster victims through this bill.
Most of all, we must support America.
We are not here for ourselves. We are here for those who we
represent, the hardworking Americans who depend on us to set aside our
differences and act with courage and responsibility. They deserve a
government that works for them and not against them.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would remind Members to allow
speakers to be heard.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I remind the gentleman from Missouri (Mr.
Alford), my colleague and friend, that the compromise bill had
overwhelming support for farmers and for American families, as well.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts
(Mr. Neal), the distinguished ranking member of the Ways and Means
Committee.
(Mr. NEAL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, we are in favor of every request that you
asked for. These were modest agreements that were reached and rendered
by both parties in an honest and public agreement.
The Speaker of the House broke his word. That is why we are here.
To the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Alford), who just spoke: I have
been here for a long time. You have never won a government shutdown,
and you won't win this one, either.
Your currency in this institution is your word. We reached an
agreement. We came to modest achievements, and a tweet changed all of
it?
Can you imagine what the next 2 years are going to be like if every
time the Congress works its will and then there is a tweet from an
individual, who has no official portfolio, threatening Members on the
Republican side with a primary, and they succumb?
This institution has a separate responsibility based upon the
separation of powers. Members of Congress don't serve under Presidents
of the United States. It is called the national principle.
I am in favor of aid to North Carolina. I am in support of aid to the
farmers in Missouri. We come to the aid of the American family at
moments like this.
You walked away from your word. You walked away from an agreement.
That is what we are bothered by: a simple suggestion from the
President-elect that you ought to abandon that principle.
This is what this is about. This is about trying to raise the debt
ceiling to disguise a big tax cut that they want to offer later on.
In December of 2017, the TCJA was rendered, and my friends,
particularly the ones who have been here for a while, know what I am
about to say is true. You borrowed the money, $2.3 trillion, for a tax
cut for wealthy people. When you see the distribution tables, you know
who got what.
We are trying to avert a government shutdown, but we are also trying
to subscribe to the basic principle as outlined earlier. We reached an
agreement. It was honorable. It came to the aid of everything you have
asked for, and then you walk away from it?
What about your word going forward here? What about the currency that
I noted a moment ago?
I tell you: You cannot win a government shutdown, and you won't win
this one either.
We need to return to the original agreement and stick with it.
The last word here I am going to offer: The Speaker of the House
needed to keep his word on this legislation and stick with it.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Members are reminded to direct their comments to the Chair.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Florida (Mrs. Luna).
Mrs. LUNA. Mr. Speaker, I have never actually voted for a CR, but I
am here today because I realize that the plan that is on the table
currently to keep our government open, but also the promise from the
only President in my lifetime who has ever followed through on all of
his campaign promises to the American people--excuse me, I am not done
talking. Give me the same respect we give you guys.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman will suspend.
My colleagues are reminded that the gentlewoman has the floor. She
has the right to be heard. The gentlewoman has the right to be heard.
The gentlewoman would be reminded to direct her comments to the
Chair.
Mrs. LUNA. Mr. Speaker, the only President in my lifetime who has
fulfilled all of his campaign promises to the American people has
promised to cut hundreds of billions of dollars in reconciliation.
You want to talk about shutting down the government. The deal that
was negotiated was largely rejected by the American people. To his
credit, Speaker Johnson pulled it from the floor. That is why we are
here today.
The deal on the table will keep the government open for the American
people. If you guys so choose to shut it down, it will be on you, but
not the Republican Party.
We will not be going back to the table. This deal stands as it is. So
you can go back home on Christmas and explain to your people why you
shut the government down because we won't be doing it.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is reminded to direct her
comments to the Chair.
My colleagues are reminded that the gentlewoman from Florida deserves
to be heard.
Mrs. LUNA. Furthermore, Mr. Speaker, the former bill had items in it
including random pandemic policies, and biocontaminant research that
were not in the best interest of the American people, so the deal on
the table is as-is. You either vote for it or you vote for the
shutdown, but it will be not on the Republican Party. It will be on
Democrats as it stands.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, a deal is a deal.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr.
Pallone), the distinguished ranking member of the Energy and Commerce
Committee.
Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, have the Republicans forgotten that they
are in the majority? The bill that was supposed to come up was posted
and negotiated by the Republican Speaker. He posted it. He negotiated
it.
You know that the bill that you are bringing up instead tonight will
not pass. We will leave here tonight. This bill will not pass, and so
you are the ones who are creating the shutdown.
You have the power to decide what bills come to the floor. You are
putting a bill on this floor that you know will not pass and will lead
to a Republican shutdown. It is on you because you have the majority.
Mr. Speaker, I mention this other bill that was supposed to come up
and that you refused to bring up. This bill was negotiated because we
realized in the Energy and Commerce Committee that people were
suffering.
They were suffering from high drug prices because of pharmaceutical
benefit plans, PBPs, and so we put in a bill on a bipartisan basis, a
way of trying to bring prices down with PBP reform.
We knew that consumers were being screwed all over the place with
shady things on websites when they buy things, junk fees, and all kinds
of deceptive practices.
We put in on a bipartisan basis that we were going to get rid of junk
fees, that we were going to get rid of deceptive practices, whether it
went to a concert or a hotel or whatever it happened to be, because we
cared on a bipartisan basis to try to bring prices down, to try to make
things more fair for the consumer, for the American people.
You took all of that out because a billionaire, Elon Musk, decided
that the Republicans were supposed to act in favor of corporate
interests, in favor of billionaires, and in favor of special interests.
That is what is going on here.
You jettisoned all of the things that we worked on, on a bipartisan
basis, to try to bring prices down, be fair to the American people,
protect the consumer, protect the environment, protect safety. Instead,
you decided to simply go ahead with something that you know will not
pass and that will shut the government down.
Don't tell me that this is on our watch. This is on your watch. You
are the majority. You are responsible. This is not going to pass. The
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going to shut down, and the American people are going to suffer because
of you, as Republicans.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their
comments to the Chair.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, we have had a lot of talk about what is not in this
bill. Maybe we ought to talk a little bit about what is in this bill.
It keeps the government open, which my friends say they want to do,
and I think they are sincere in that. This bill does that.
It provides relief to people in the various disaster areas around the
country, in an amount that they agreed to and that we agreed to. We
share that in common.
It provides aid for farmers who suffered through several years of
droughts and disaster and the systemic prices that, as the gentleman
from Missouri (Mr. Alford) mentioned, is costing us farms.
It extends important healthcare provisions into the next year.
There is nothing in here you are against. There is not a single thing
in this bill that you oppose. If you can't vote for what you are for,
please don't lecture us about, if I had this and this, you would vote
for it.
If you vote ``no,'' you are voting to shut down the government. If
you vote ``no,'' you are voting to deny aid to people who suffered
through a disaster. If you vote ``no,'' you are voting against helping
American farmers and ranchers at a difficult time. If you vote ``no,''
you are voting to strip important provisions that are being extended
into next year.
Why? It is because you don't want to give the next President enough
time to get organized and you want to use the debt as leverage.
The extension of the debt ceiling is what we have done for the last 2
years. It is what you supported 2 years ago. There is no change in that
whatsoever.
If you want to fight about other things and other battles, that is
great. I welcome that debate. I think it is a legitimate debate, but
you are voting against a bill that everything in it you support, every
single thing. You are doing that for political purposes.
Please don't lecture us about that. We presented something that keeps
the government open, that provides aid to people, that provides support
for farmers, and that extends important provisions, and you are not
opposed to any of that. Yet, you are going to oppose the bill.
If a government shutdown comes, and I sincerely hope it does not,
please don't tell those of us who voted to keep the government open,
while you voted to let it close, that we are somehow responsible. That
is just not the case.
I have a rule as a legislator. I never vote against a bill because of
what is not in it. I vote on the basis of the bill that comes here, and
then I fight for the other things that I think are important.
Extending a debt ceiling, which we have done for 2 years in a
bipartisan fashion, so you can use it as leverage against a new
President is something you ought to reconsider as a political tactic.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their
comments to the Chair.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Florida (Mr. Moskowitz).
Mr. MOSKOWITZ. Mr. Speaker, denial is not just a river in Egypt.
Let's talk about the last 2 years. It was the Democrats who raised
the debt ceiling, not the Republicans last time. Many of you voted
against it.
It was the Democrats who kept the government open. Not once, not
twice, but every single time we needed to keep the government open, it
was the Democrats who kept the government open. More of us voted for it
than you.
All I have heard for the last couple of weeks is about this giant
mandate, landslide, and trifecta. Put on your big-boy pants. Pass your
own bill.

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We are only here because Republicans can't agree amongst themselves.
Now, hold on a second.
Democrats will keep the government open for the American people. We
will mediate the disagreements between that side of the room and that
side of the room. We will do that for them, but they will have to at
least invite us to that meeting. If Republicans want us to solve their
problem because they can't agree amongst themselves, reach out.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
Texas (Mr. Roy).
Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, when I ran for Congress in 2018, the debt was
$21 trillion.
I was just texting with my son back home in Austin, who I haven't
seen in quite a long time because I am here trying to fight for him.
When I got through cancer about 12 years ago, I made a promise to my
kids that I would do everything I can to save this country, and what we
are doing right now is continuing to double down on the things that are
destroying the Republic.
We are going to increase the debt ceiling, not just $4 trillion. That
is false. We have spent $4.7 trillion in additional debt in the last 19
months. We are going to increase the debt by $5 trillion. That is what
is going to happen right here by Republicans. We are increasing the
debt by $5 trillion.
What are you doing in the same bill? Mr. Speaker, $110 billion is
unpaid for because you never have an ounce of self-respect to go out
and campaign, saying you are going to balance the budget, and then you
come in here and pass $110 billion unpaid for, on top of the $200
billion you did for WEP. My colleagues won't agree with that, but the
fact of the matter is, they have added $330 billion to the debt since
you were given the majority again on November 5.
It is embarrassing. It is shameful. Yes, I think this bill is better
than it was yesterday in certain respects, but to take this bill
yesterday and congratulate themselves because it is shorter in pages
but increases the debt by $5 trillion is asinine, and that is precisely
what Republicans are doing.
I am absolutely sickened by a party that campaigns on fiscal
responsibility and has the temerity to go forward to the American
people and say they think this is fiscally responsible. It is
absolutely ridiculous.
It also turns off paygo. It turns off the $1.7 trillion in automatic
cuts under paygo because this side of the aisle is profoundly unserious
about actually reducing deficits just as my colleagues on the other
side of the aisle are profoundly unserious about reducing deficits.
The entire body has been racking up debt for my entire life. We are
now at $36 trillion with a trillion dollars of interest. We rack up a
trillion dollars every 100 days.
What are we going to do about it? We are going to run around and talk
about cutting taxes, but not doing what is necessary to cut the
spending along with the cut taxes.
On the other side of the aisle, my colleagues will say: Oh, no, we
have got to increase taxes but won't do anything to cut spending. So
here we sit in the same mess. I have to be honest, and I will remind
people, this is Article I.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, this is a great debate. It is nice to have the
discussion, but we are here to consider a specific piece of
legislation.
This keeps the government open. What my friends want to do by voting
``no'' is effectively to shut it down. This provides relief to people
in need. What my friends want to do by voting ``no'' is to keep that
from happening.
This provides aid to farmers and ranchers. What my friends want to
do--and they actually favor the amounts and what have you. There has
been no change in that regard--ends that. This extends important
protections for the American people.
If a bill has got something in it and you support everything that is
in it and we continue the debt ceiling that we have had the last 2
years, then I am mystified as to how you can go home and explain that
as I wanted to keep the government open, so I voted to shut it down. It
is amazing to me.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the
balance of my time.

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Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Jordan), my very good friend and distinguished chairman of the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, this bill is real simple. This bill helps the people who
grow our food. This bill helps people who were devastated by hurricanes
this past fall. This bill funds the government at levels the Democrats
agreed to, to keep the government open over the holidays.
Why the Democrats oppose this, I have no idea. I have no idea.
Let's vote ``yes'' and spend at the levels everyone agreed to. Then
in 3 months, we can have the debate and figure out where we are going
from there, but this is a ``yes'' vote.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from
Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).
Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of things in here that were
taken out of the compromised bill that were good for the American
people and one of the things was DSH payments. We give money to
hospitals to treat the least among us, the poorest people that need
healthcare, and that was taken out of the bill.
That is cruel, inhuman, and anti-Judeo-Christian. That is one of the
main reasons why I opposed this bill because the hospitals that take
care of those people are doing God's work and they need to be given the
moneys they have been given in the past, a 1-year extension,
and Republicans took that out. That is wrong.

Mr. Speaker, I oppose the bill.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished
gentleman from New York (Mr. Lawler), my good friend.
Mr. LAWLER. Mr. Speaker, we are approaching Christmas and Hanukkah,
and Americans all across this country care about this debate. They care
about the specifics, but what they won't understand is when you vote
``no'' to continue funding the government to provide the services that
they rely on.
This is a clean CR. If you don't like it because it doesn't have a
whole list of ornaments on the Christmas tree, I am sorry, but the fact
is that we are keeping the government funded.
By the way, I would remind my Democratic colleagues, we could
actually do our appropriations work if my senior Senator from New York
passed a single, solitary appropriations bill on the Senate floor. He
passed exactly zero. The fact is, we have to keep the government
funded. That is our responsibility.
The Speaker pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the
gentleman from New York.
Mr. LAWLER. Mr. Speaker, we have to keep the government funded. Live
to fight another day.
The fact is that we are not shutting the government down before
Christmas. I think everyone here has a responsibility to keep the
government open and funded, and it requires a ``yes'' vote on this CR.
It requires a ``yes'' vote on disaster relief. It requires a ``yes''
vote on providing our farmers the support that they need to put food on
the table for the American people.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, the American public has been clamoring for this body to
work together, Democrats and Republicans, across the aisle to do what
is in the best interest of the American people.
To that end and to give credence to what the American people are
clamoring for so they can begin to have trust in us again and what we
do in this body, is that we have been working since August 2023 on a
supplemental disaster relief bill.
We worked assiduously over the next several months, day in and day
out. I will just say to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, I
recognize I am part of what is called the four corners of the
Appropriations Committee, Mr. Cole and myself and Senator Murray and
Senator Collins, who wanted to get these appropriations bills done by
December 20 because we believed that we could have done it and get
these bills done.
We were told no. We were told no. We were told that we had to have a
continuing resolution that would carry us into next year. No government
should be run by continuing resolutions. That is not good governance,
but there are those in this body who don't know how to govern and don't
care about governing.
We worked hard over the last several weeks, back and forth, forth and
back, to say we can accept this; we can't accept that. We will do this.
We worked hard.
To talk about what some of my colleagues have said, the Democrats are
in the minority in this body. When you have the pen, which is what the
Republicans have, they write the bill. They write the bill. They post
the bill. They agreed on a bill.
You know what? They got scared because president Musk said don't do
it. Don't do it. Shut the government down. What does he know about what
people go through when the government shuts down? Are his employees
furloughed? Hell, no. Is he furloughed? No.
When you shut the government down, people don't get paid. Maybe if
none of us got paid if the government shut down, some people on the
other side of the aisle would feel differently about where we are going
in this effort.
We had an agreement. Mr. Speaker, this is no different from what we
have experienced over the last year and a half or so. Think about it.
The Biden-McCarthy deal comes together and the next day, walk away. The
Johnson-Schumer deal comes together and the next day, walk away. Now
this deal comes together, and they walk away from it.
Who do we trust in this body? Above all, can the American people
trust us? Can they trust us with their lives when we had a moment, when
we came to agreement as Democrats and Republicans and were able to say:
Let's move forward.
One of my colleagues, I think it was Congressman Neal, said this: The
only currency we have in this body is our word. That is our
credibility. That is our bond with each other. When you break that
bond, you break the ability to try to come together and be able to
govern on behalf of the people of this country.
I understand what is in this bill, but what was left out is
unconscionable, particularly in the areas of maternal mortality.
Mr. Speaker, I implore my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this bill, and
I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 1\1/2\
minutes remaining.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for the
purpose of closing.
It has been an interesting debate. It has been a good debate. There
have been a lot of interesting points made, but the fact is, there is
nothing in this legislation that Democrats oppose. They don't oppose
keeping the government open. This keeps it open until March 14. We will
be voting for that in overwhelming numbers.
Democrats support aid to people in distress. This bill does that.
Democrats are going to be voting ``no.'' We will be voting ``yes.''
We think the rural economy is in crisis. There is important aid in
here for it, aid Democrats supported. We are going to be voting for it.
Democrats are going to be voting against it.
Those are just the facts. You consider legislation one piece at a
time. There is not a single thing in here that the other side opposes
except maybe the debt limit extension, which is the same debt limit
extension they supported 2 years ago.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' and keep the
government open, help people in need, help the rural economy, and let
us move forward with our work.
Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the bill and yield back the balance of
my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole) that the House suspend the rules and
pass the bill, H.R. 10515.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds
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Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 174,
nays 235, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 20, as follows:

[Roll No. 516]

YEAS--174

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Arrington
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Calvert
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Castor (FL)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crawford
Crenshaw
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Fong
Foxx
Franklin, Scott
Fry
Garbarino
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gooden (TX)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luna
Malliotakis
Maloy
Mann
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Moore (AL)
Murphy
Nehls
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perez
Pfluger
Reschenthaler
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rouzer
Rulli
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wied
Williams (NY)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NAYS--235

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Amo
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Bean (FL)
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Biggs
Bishop (GA)
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brecheen
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Burchett
Burlison
Bush
Cammack
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Cloud
Clyburn
Clyde
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crane
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Duncan
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Fulcher
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, V.
Good (VA)
Gosar
Green, Al (TX)
Harder (CA)
Harris
Hayes
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Hunt
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamborn
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Lee Carter
Leger Fernandez
Lesko
Levin
Lofgren
Lopez
Luttrell
Lynch
Mace
Magaziner
Manning
Massie
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McCormick
McGarvey
McGovern
McIver
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Mills
Mooney
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Moran
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norman
Ocasio-Cortez
Ogles
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Peltola
Perry
Peters
Pettersen
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Rosendale
Ross
Roy
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Self
Sewell
Sherman
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tiffany
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Van Duyne
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

Kaptur

NOT VOTING--20

Babin
Blumenauer
Evans
Fletcher
Garcia, Mike
Gottheimer
Granger
Grijalva
Kelly (PA)
Lieu
Luetkemeyer
Napolitano
Newhouse
Pelosi
Phillips
Rodgers (WA)
Sherrill
Steube
Suozzi
Williams (TX)

{time} 1854

Mr. PANETTA, Mrs. SPARTZ, and Mr. HUNT changed their vote from
``yea'' to ``nay.''
Mr. GROTHMAN changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So (two-thirds not being in the affirmative) the motion was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

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