[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 190 (Friday, December 20, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H7395-H7413]
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AMERICAN RELIEF ACT, 2025
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill
(H.R. 10545) 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. 10545
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.
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. Sexual risk avoidance education extension.
Sec. 3302. Personal responsibility education extension.
Sec. 3303. 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. 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
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(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.
``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
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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, 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,
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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.
(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
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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:
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.
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 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
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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
with the Secretary as of the date of enactment of this 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
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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 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
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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 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
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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 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
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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.
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.
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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 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
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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
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.
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. Sexual risk avoidance education extension.
Sec. 3302. Personal responsibility education extension.
Sec. 3303. Extension of funding for family-to-family health information
centers.
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.).
(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
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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 ``December 31, 2024'' 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''.
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. 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. 3302. 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. 3303. 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
``$3,000,000''; 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 (ii), 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 authorities
(including any limitations on such authorities)
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provided by each provision of the Agriculture Improvement Act
of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4490) and each
provision of law amended by that Act (and for mandatory
programs at such funding levels) as in effect (including
pursuant to section 102 of division B of the Further
Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
(Public Law 118-22)) on September 30, 2024, shall continue
and be carried out until the date specified in paragraph (2).
(2) Date specified.--With respect to an authority described
in paragraph (1), the date specified in this paragraph is the
later of--
(A) September 30, 2025;
(B) the date specified with respect to such authority in
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334;
132 Stat. 4490) or a provision of law amended by that Act
(Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4490); or
(C) the date in effect with respect to such authority
pursuant to section 102 of division B of the Further
Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
(Public Law 118-22)).
(b) Discretionary Programs.--Programs carried out using the
authorities described in 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.), each amendment
made by subtitle C of title I of the Agriculture Improvement
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4511), and section
102 of division B of the Further Continuing Appropriations
and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-22) shall be
applicable to the 2025 crop year for that covered commodity,
loan commodity, sugarcane, or sugar beets.
(2) Extra long staple cotton.--Section 1208(a) of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9038 (a)) is amended by
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2026''.
(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) Dairy.--
(A) Dairy margin coverage.--
(i) Duration.--Section 1409 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(7 U.S.C. 9059) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``December 31, 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
applied to such participating dairy operation pursuant to
section 102(c)(2)(B)(ii) of division B of the Further
Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
(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''.
(5) 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 ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30,
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) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 7502. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY.
``Except as otherwise specifically authorized by law and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal land
and facilities at El Reno, Oklahoma, administered by the
Secretary (as of the date of enactment of this Act) as the
Grazinglands Research Laboratory, shall not at any time, in
whole or in part, be declared to be excess or surplus Federal
property under chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United
States Code, or otherwise be conveyed or transferred in whole
or in part, for the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2025.''.
(3) Energy.--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''.
(e) Exceptions.--
(1) Commodities.--Subsection (a) does 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) Section 12314(h) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
U.S.C. 2101 note; Public Law 113-79).
(C) Section 12315(f) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 113-79).
(D) Section 12316(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 113-79).
(2) Conservation.--
(A) Mandatory funding.--Subsection (a) does not apply with
respect to mandatory funding under the following provisions
of law for fiscal years 2024 and 2025:
(i) Section 1240O(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2(b)(3)).
(ii) Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb-5(f)(1)).
(iii) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1241(a)(1) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(1)).
(iv) Section 2408(g)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act
of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 8351 note).
(B) Limitations.--Subsection (a) does not apply with
respect to limitations under the following provisions of law:
(i) Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3839aa-7).
(ii) Section 1240L(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3839aa-24(f)).
(3) Nutrition.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect
to the mandatory funding in section 203D(d)(5) of the
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507(d)(5)).
(4) Rural development.--Subsection (a) does not apply with
respect to the mandatory funding in section 313B(e)(2) of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c-2(e)(2)).
(5) Research.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect
to mandatory funding under the following provisions of law:
(A) Section 1446(b)(1) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3222a(b)(1)).
(B) Section 1672E(d)(1) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925g(d)(1)).
(C) Section 7601(g)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(7 U.S.C. 5939(g)(1)(A)).
(6) Energy.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to
mandatory funding under the following provisions of law:
(A) Section 9002(k)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)(1)).
(B) Section 9003(g)(1)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103(g)(1)(A)).
(C) Section 9005(g)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(g)(1)).
(7) Horticulture.--Subsection (a) does not apply with
respect to mandatory funding under the following provisions
of law:
(A) Section 7407(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(1)).
(B) Section 2123(c)(4) of the Organic Foods Production Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522(c)(4)).
(C) Section 10606(d)(1)(C) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523(d)(1)(C)).
(D) Section 10109(c)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act
of 2018 (Public Law 115-334).
(8) Miscellaneous.--Subsection (a) does not apply with
respect to mandatory funding under the following provisions
of law:
(A) Section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a(c)).
(B) Section 12605(d) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
2018 (7 U.S.C. 7632 note).
(f) Reports.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any requirement
under a provision of law described in paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) 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 paragraph (2) of that
subsection.
(2) Appropriations required.--If discretionary
appropriations (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
900(c))) are required to carry out a reporting requirement
described in paragraph (1), the application of that paragraph
to that reporting requirement shall be subject to the
availability of appropriations.
(g) 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''.
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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''.
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 may
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and
include extraneous material on H.R. 10545.
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.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 10545, the American
Relief Act of 2025. This bill provides continuing appropriations to
keep the government open and operating through March 14, 2025.
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 committee and
succeeded in passing five of them across the floor of the House by the
end of July.
Unfortunately, the House does not act on its own, and I am sorry to
say that, whether we like it or not, our colleagues in the Senate have
input into the process. To date, the Senate has yet to pass a single
fiscal year 2025 appropriations bill across the floor.
As time has gone on, we have reached the deadline of December 20,
meaning another extension is necessary.
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Today's bill extends government funding through March 14, which will
grant Congress the needed time to reach a final agreement on our FY25
spending bills. It will also give President-elect Trump an opportunity
to participate in the process.
Governing by continuing resolution, Mr. Speaker, is never ideal, but
Congress has a responsibility to keep the government open and operating
for the American people. The alternative, a government shutdown, would
be devastating to our national defense and our constituents, and would
be a grave mistake.
Today's bill, Mr. Speaker, avoids such a self-inflicted error.
Today's bill will also provide much-needed relief to Americans
struggling to recover from recent natural disasters.
This includes destruction in my own district, which faced tornados
that ripped through Oklahoma, and it will especially provide support
for communities ravaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
The devastation caused by these storms and other disasters is
heartbreaking. Congress must act. In this bill, we provide $100 billion
in supplemental emergency disaster funding. This will provide the
necessary disaster recovery aid for States and communities as our
fellow citizens rebuild and restore.
Finally, the bill also provides $10 billion in economic assistance
for our farmers and ranchers. In the wake of many natural disasters and
a difficult farm economy, our farmers and ranchers are in dire need of
economic assistance.
While there is still a long road ahead for recovery efforts and
rebuilding, this aid will mark a vital step forward and will help
preserve family farms and ranches across the country while also
continuing to ensure food and agricultural security for our Nation.
For these reasons, Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues to vote in
support of H.R. 10545 today.
Mr. Speaker, 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 opposition to this continuing resolution. We
had a strong bipartisan and 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 full-year funding bills for fiscal year 2025, which
is our responsibility.
That bill was a result of a compromise. There were things in it
Democrats liked and Republicans did not. There were things in it
Republicans liked that Democrats would have preferred to leave out, but
that is the nature of government funding bills. They require
compromise, which we accomplished with the support of Democrats and
Republicans in the House and in the Senate, in order to become the law
of the land.
That was true throughout the 118th Congress, despite Republicans'
repeated and failed efforts to write extreme and partisan funding
bills, and that will be true in the 119th Congress as well.
We are on the cusp of an agreement to move this country forward. Then
2 days ago, a multibillionaire with apparently no working knowledge of
our government or of appropriations, someone who is 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.
House Republicans are responsible for any harm and uncertainty
brought upon the American people. Should some get their wish for a
month-long government shutdown, they will be responsible for cleaning
up their mess come Inauguration Day.
Indeed, we are in completely unprecedented times when someone who has
no knowledge of government, who has no knowledge of an appropriations
process, and who is external to the House of Representatives can make
his weight felt here in turning what was a bill that was on its way--a
bipartisan bill, a bicameral bill was on its way to achieving its goal
of keeping the U.S. Government open. The goal, actually, is providing
services to American citizens, to working families, middle-class
families, vulnerable families, where our responsibility lies.
The world's richest man, reaping billions in government contracts, is
calling the shots in the Republican Party. At the behest of the world's
richest man who no one voted for, the United States Congress has been
thrown into pandemonium.
It leads you to the question of who is in charge. I thought that
there was a Republican majority in this body, not a president Musk
majority.
We had a bill on Tuesday that was the result of a year and a half of
work and which had the input, as I have said, of Republicans and
Democrats. It represented their interests, the interests of their
constituents, their concerns, and the needs of their constituents. This
bill that we are discussing right now has no such bipartisan input.
This was no deal or no agreement, except for among a small group of
House Republicans. The bill removes key provisions to limit the power
of pharmaceutical companies, which means our prescription drug prices
and what happens to the rising prescription drug prices which families
can't get to in order to be able to deal with any illness they have or
to save their lives.
It removes a provision to protect SNAP recipients, people at risk of
hunger, from the theft of their benefits. It struck a provision from
our colleague, Congresswoman Wexton, to support research into
treatments and cures for childhood cancer.
I am a cancer survivor. I know what it means to have a cancer
diagnosis. I know what it means when parents are told your child has
cancer. We want to remove the provision that supports research into
treatments and cures for childhood cancer?
It drops necessary pandemic preparedness and response programs,
including the strategic national stockpile. I know that is something
that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are very concerned
about and always
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work to protect what we do with the strategic national stockpile.
It also drops the necessary efforts for our hospital preparedness
programs. That is for hospitals all over the country. I might add, that
is really a big problem for rural American hospitals, which are
clamoring for these efforts.
It also shortchanges programs to prepare for future public health
emergencies, like bird flu, which we now know is striking people on the
West Coast of this country in California.
This bill also abandons our bipartisan efforts to ensure American
dollars and intellectual property are reinvested in American businesses
and workers instead of fueling the China Communist Party's technology
and capabilities.
I am deeply disappointed that this bipartisan priority was abandoned
after president Elon Musk bullied Republicans into going back on their
word. This is Musk, who got rich off of $20 billion in Federal
contracts for his companies.
He now makes half of his company's cars at Tesla's $7 billion plant
in Shanghai. He clearly does not want to have to answer any questions
about how much he plans to expand his business and businesses in China
and how many American technologies he plans to sell to the highest
bidder.
It is chapter and verse. There are many more pieces of fact about his
relationship with China, and he has spent the last few years cozying up
to the Chinese Communist Party to protect his own business interests.
The fight is not over. This is something that simply must be done to
safeguard our supply chains and our critical capabilities. American
policy should be set on behalf of America's workers, not billionaires
who cozy up to Communist China.
We must immediately return to considering the bipartisan, bicameral
compromise legislation that Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader
Jeffries, Leader McConnell, and, I might add, the four corners of the
Committee on Appropriations, which are the chair of the House Committee
on Appropriations, myself as ranking member, the chair of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations, Senator Murray, and the ranking member on
the Senate side of appropriations, Senator Susan Collins. This is the
group that constructed the deal on behalf of the American public, and
those services are now being shortchanged.
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 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser).
Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the agreement reached
between the two houses, the incoming Trump White House and the
Republican-led United States House of Representatives.
Mr. Speaker, CRs are not ideal. They are not preferred, but come the
New Year, we will begin a new era of regular order. As well, I expect
we will be working in a concerted manner for the next 4 years to,
borrowing a phrase, ``Make America Great Again.''
As we are all aware, the vacuum of leadership from the current White
House has been filled already by the incoming White House. The Trump
DOGE team also proved to be consequential, Mr. Speaker, rooting out
unnecessary provisions throughout this government-funding process,
streamlining bloated legislation, and exposing it to the American
people, which resulted in a better, leaner deal and a reduction of
pages in the bill from 1,547 to 118, a huge reduction, all done in
Trump time.
This legislation delivers responsible disaster relief, targets
spending reductions, includes an agreement to address the debt ceiling,
and avoids a government shutdown.
Our work will reflect the will of the people to carry out the America
First agenda. We must deliver results to show the American people that
we are serious about correcting the course of our Nation, and this bill
is the first step in that direction.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New
Jersey (Mr. Pallone), the distinguished ranking member of the Committee
on Energy and Commerce.
Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I heard my colleague on the Republican side
talk about the reduction in the number of pages in the bill. What I
want to point out is by reducing the number of pages, which is not the
issue, they reduced the help for the American people that is in this
bill. That is what the Republicans have done.
At the beginning of the week, we had a bipartisan bill that provided
critical relief for the American people. From my perspective on the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, what we have done over the last year
was hear from our constituents. We had hearings to hear about what was
necessary to lower costs, to provide relief for people that, as you
know, feel very strongly that prices are too high, that there are all
kinds of problems with corporate interests and websites that are not
protecting their interests, not protecting their privacy, and
soliciting all kinds of things with misinformation. We are the
committee that deals primarily with healthcare, with consumer
protection, with environmental concern.
What we did is worked on a bipartisan basis to put together in this
legislation proposals that would really make a difference from what we
heard from our constituents around the country.
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Now, that is what has been taken out of this bill, and it has been
taken out because one man, a billionaire, decided to tell my Republican
colleagues that he did not want this bill. I am not going to try to
figure out why he doesn't want it, but obviously, you know, the types
of things that I am talking about are not the things that he would want
in the bill.
What are we talking about here? What was taken out of this bill?
Well, first, my colleague, the ranking member of the Appropriations
Committee, mentioned pediatric cancer and rare disease therapies,
research for cancer for kids that are facing cancer problems; community
health centers; teaching health centers to provide for more primary
care doctors were extended for 2 years and then for 5 years with more
funding for that purpose; and prescription drug reforms.
One of the biggest problems that we face right now. Is called PBMs,
pharmaceutical benefit managers. Theoretically what they are supposed
to do is work between the insurer or the individual and the drug
companies to reduce prices, but because there is no transparency, what
they actually do is pocket the money that they have negotiated, the
savings that they have negotiated for themselves, rather than give it
back to the consumer.
What we did on the Energy and Commerce Committee is we said, no, we
want reform of PBMs. That basically is sort of a way of saying that if
they negotiate savings, that has to go back to the consumer to lower
costs, to lower the costs for prescription drugs, which is one of the
biggest things that people are concerned about now, it is one of the
biggest costs they have in healthcare.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman an additional 30
seconds.
Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, these are the types of things that have
been taken out of this bill: healthcare protections, consumer
protections, environmental protections, safety protections. These are
the types of things that have been taken out of this bill because some
billionaire, the richest man on Earth, decided that he didn't want
those things.
This has now become a bill that has taken out anything that is
essentially important for consumer or health protection or for relief
to lower costs for the American people.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Stauber), my very good friend.
Mr. STAUBER. Mr. Speaker, tonight let's put the politics aside. We
are here right now discussing a bill that has very good things in it.
As my good friend Mr. Cole says, let's not fight about what is not in
it at this moment.
We know that Democrats had priorities in it earlier, and Republicans
had priorities in this bill earlier. We are going to break the fever
here in Washington and stop putting the Christmas
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tree gifts in at the last minute that cost American taxpayers millions
and millions of dollars.
Let's talk about what is in this bill.
For the small family farmer, for that dairy farmer from Minnesota
that was in my office 48 hours ago begging me for assistance, this bill
will help that farmer and many other farmers across this great country.
For the victims of the hurricanes, Helene and Milton, the victims
tonight who are sleeping in tents, Mr. Speaker, because they don't have
a house, there is American rescue. Taxpayers are going to come and help
you tonight. Through no fault of your own you suffered through a
hurricane, and the U.S. Congress tonight, the House of Representatives,
are going to vote to support you.
This is a clean resolution with the debt ceiling. This is what my
good friends and colleagues on the other side of the aisle wanted just
yesterday.
Let's talk about the good things that are in it. To our farmers, we
will support you, both Republicans and Democrats. To our victims of
natural disasters, we will support you tonight. This is a clean CR, and
I support this resolution.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Alford), my very good friend.
Mr. ALFORD. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, `twas 5 days before Christmas, and all through
this House, not a lawmaker was resting, not even their
spouse.
The CR was stalled, the debates full of heat, while a
shutdown shadow loomed over our streets.
My friends, it is time to fund our defense and aid for our
farms and disaster relief to protect our very own citizens
from harm.
Our farmers work hard. They deserve every chance to grow
and to prosper, advance, and enhance.
Mr. Speaker, this Christmas, this Christmas let's give we
the people their due, a funded government from leaders who
are true.
So as we vote on this CR, let's keep this in sight: America
First, and to all a good night.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I advise my friend I am prepared to close
whenever she is, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman would understand that I am
waiting for someone else who was coming, but I reserve the balance of
my time.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I would inquire as to how much time is
remaining on each side.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 12\1/2\
minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Connecticut has 7 minutes
remaining.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I just want to take a moment to address
something the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), my very good
friend, had to say about what is not in the bill. Again, as another
speaker referenced, I always believe you look at legislation according
to what is in the bill and don't worry about what is not in it. Make
the judgment on what is there.
The reality is, in this bill we keep the government open. My friends
favor that. I hope they vote that way tonight. In this bill we provide
badly needed aid to Americans that are suffering in a disaster. I know
my friends favor doing that. I hope they vote accordingly tonight.
As several speakers have mentioned, we provide much-needed assistance
to America's rural economy. I hope my friends actually support that as
well with a positive vote tonight.
I also want to point out, and I speak now not as a Republican or a
Democrat but as an appropriator: I for one think these very good ideas
that people have ought to generally move to the floor as separate
bills. One of the reasons people distrust this institution is because
we quite often pile things on bills that are totally unrelated.
Everything that my friends on the other side and I negotiated in the
appropriations area is actually in this bill and actually as
negotiated. I think it is unfortunate--and we do this on both sides, so
I am not trying to score political points, but as I said, I am speaking
as an appropriator. I hope we get back to doing what we should do and
that is move legislation through this body appropriately, as narrowly
focused as possible, and these end-of-the-year or end-of-the-session or
just before breaks massive bills I don't think serve the American
people well. I don't think they serve this institution well.
I know many of my friends on the other side actually agree with that.
Let's look at this as an opportunity to step back and actually focus on
what our job here is. We have no more important job than funding the
government, helping Americans in disaster, assisting folks over a long-
term crisis in rural America and then closing down our business and
going home. These other matters can and should be dealt with next year,
and as has been indicated if they are generally bipartisan in nature,
they ought to move through on their own. That is just my thought, my
reflection.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
I would like to take a moment of my time that I have to highlight
that we did come to an agreement and acknowledge there are things in
this bill that reflect the bipartisan and bicameral agreement on
disaster relief. I also might add, as the ranking member on
Appropriations, we came to agreement on moving forward on
appropriations bills. The supplemental, by the way, includes
substantial Democratic wins.
Since the summer of 2023, we have been pushing Republicans for a
comprehensive disaster supplemental. I am pleased that we have an
agreement on $100 billion in disaster aid, and that includes $8 billion
for emergency highway funds, including paying the full 100 percent cost
to replace the Key Bridge in Maryland; $2.3 billion for disaster loans
for small businesses; more than $3 billion for water infrastructure
grants from the EPA; and $1.5 billion for the Army Corps of Engineer
projects; $12 billion for community development block grants to assist
with long-term housing, infrastructure, and economic recovery needs;
and $21 billion in disaster assistance to farmers, to producers. This,
by the way, is separate from the agreement on an additional $10 billion
for farm aid.
I might add that at the outset of the negotiations I think it is
important to know that there were those on the other side of the aisle
who wanted to really cut the disaster effort even to have to provide
offsets for the disaster. That was very real. Democrats held the line
and said, no, no, that we would get $100 billion for disaster aid
because of how critically important it is.
I might add, there was agreement, as well as what Democrats talked
about on disaster relief. There was also agreement on pediatric cancer
and rare disease research, community health centers, teaching health
centers, prescription drug reform, pediatric therapies. This was all
agreed to. It wasn't that we were saying we don't want disaster relief,
you don't want this. We came to a conclusion that these were all of the
pieces that were needed to move forward.
I also might add because I am very concerned about our supply chain
and what happens with regard to what we transmit and provide for the
Communist Party for China, and while I support all of disaster pieces
and I supported all the health pieces, it is maddening that the
Republicans walked away from that bipartisan priority, the outbound
investment to ensure American dollars and intellectual property are
reinvested in America's businesses and workers instead of fueling the
Chinese Communist Party's technology and their capabilities; and that,
again, which can be documented is something that is critically
important that it not be there to Elon Musk because of all of his
efforts and contracts that he has and the work that he has in China.
That should not enter into how we craft a bill that serves the American
people and American workers.
It is unfortunate the way that this process has worked out.
You know, we want to and we really need to rely on each other. We
need to rely on each other to keep our word that when we have an
agreement that we keep that agreement. I said this, as well, yesterday.
I think all of us know here in the Congress that the only thing that we
have is our credibility and our word. That is what allows us to move
forward to trust one another, to move forward on legislation that helps
and serves the American people.
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Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance my time.
Mr. Speaker, I want to begin and reiterate a point that I made
earlier. I know my good friend from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and I may
disagree tonight on this particular instance, but I think as a broad
principle we probably do agree that it is much better, honestly, that
as appropriators, we are not carrying everybody else's weight.
Sometimes the mule finally breaks down.
I would just tell my friends, working in good faith, particularly on
bipartisan bills like we had in WIOA reauthorization and some of the
health issues that were mentioned earlier, please bring your bills to
the floor under your own time. Don't try to catch a ride with us right
at the end. People hate that.
Our own Members don't get a chance to read the bills in some cases.
The public doesn't get a chance to hear a full debate on the issue. It
is simply not good governance. I would actually argue that this
legislation is focused and easy to understand and easy to read.
The parts that are important to it are really only about 130 pages.
Those are the things that the Appropriations Committee did, and we did
it in a bipartisan fashion and in good-faith debate. All of those
things are in this bill.
I tell my friends on both sides of the aisle, and I say this, again,
not in a partisan sense at all. Remember that if you vote ``no'' on
this bill, you are effectively voting to shut down the government.
If you vote ``no'' on this bill, you are effectively voting to deny
assistance to Americans who suffered enormously from natural disasters.
If you vote ``no'' on this bill, you are effectively voting ``no'' to
help rural America in a time of crisis on our farms and ranches all
throughout the country.
The stakes are pretty clear here. I am hopeful we agree on all these
things. We don't have any partisan disagreement. These are things that
we agree on, and there is nothing in this bill certainly that my
friends on the other side disagree with. There may certainly be some
other disagreements here or there. Broadly speaking, this is something
we should do.
None of us or most of us do not want to shut down the government. It
is not a good thing for the country. I can go on, and we can get into a
debate. I would like to be, you know, in a give-and-take of debate as
much as anybody else. It is, after all, the holiday season. I know I
have Members that are anxious to get home and be with their families
and their friends in the holiday season.
I simply want to conclude by wishing everybody a merry Christmas, a
happy Hanukkah, or whatever would be appropriate in their faith or
tradition. I hope my colleagues have a wonderful and blessed New Year
and that we have a great year for America in store ahead of us.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair wishes to express appreciation on
behalf of the House to Members for the tone and tenor of tonight's
debate and express appreciation to the staff on both sides of the House
for working through these last 48 hours.
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. 10545.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
Ms. 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 366,
nays 34, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 29, as follows:
[Roll No. 517]
YEAS--366
Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Alford
Allen
Amo
Amodei
Arrington
Auchincloss
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Balint
Barr
Barragan
Bean (FL)
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Budzinski
Bush
Calvert
Cammack
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carey
Carl
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Ciscomani
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Cline
Cohen
Cole
Collins
Comer
Connolly
Correa
Courtney
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crow
Cuellar
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davidson
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Estes
Ezell
Feenstra
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Fong
Foster
Foushee
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Franklin, Scott
Frost
Fry
Gallego
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, V.
Gosar
Gottheimer
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houchin
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Issa
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson (TX)
Jacobs
James
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kiggans (VA)
Kildee
Kiley
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Landsman
Langworthy
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Lee Carter
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin
Lofgren
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luna
Luttrell
Lynch
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Maloy
Mann
Manning
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McCaul
McClain
McClellan
McClintock
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
McHenry
McIver
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Moran
Morelle
Moskowitz
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Neal
Neguse
Nehls
Nickel
Norcross
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Owens
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Peltola
Pence
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Pfluger
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Reschenthaler
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Ross
Rouzer
Ruiz
Rulli
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Ryan
Salazar
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stansbury
Stanton
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Stevens
Strickland
Strong
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Tenney
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Timmons
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Orden
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Wexton
Wied
Wild
Williams (GA)
Williams (NY)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke
NAYS--34
Banks
Biggs
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Brecheen
Burchett
Burlison
Cloud
Clyde
Crane
Curtis
DesJarlais
Fulcher
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Grothman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hunt
Lesko
Lopez
Mace
Massie
McCormick
Mills
Mooney
Ogles
Perry
Rosendale
Roy
Self
Tiffany
Van Duyne
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1
Crockett
NOT VOTING--29
Allred
Blumenauer
Bucshon
Burgess
Clyburn
Costa
Evans
Fallon
Ferguson
Fletcher
Garamendi
Garcia, Mike
Granger
Greene (GA)
Grijalva
Lamborn
Lieu
Luetkemeyer
Moulton
Napolitano
Newhouse
Pelosi
Phillips
Rodgers (WA)
Steube
Suozzi
Waltz
Wenstrup
Williams (TX)
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Mr. GROTHMAN changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and
the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated for:
Mr. ALLRED. Mr. Speaker, I was absent during the time of votes due to
illness. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No.
517, H.R. 10545, American Relief Act 2025.
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