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[H.R. 10515 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10515
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 19, 2024
Mr. Cole (for himself and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition
to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
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. Extension of child and family services programs.
Sec. 3302. Sexual risk avoidance education extension.
Sec. 3303. Personal responsibility education extension.
Sec. 3304. Extension of funding for family-to-family health information
centers.
TITLE IV--MEDICAID
Sec. 3401. Eliminating certain disproportionate share hospital payment
cuts.
DIVISION D--EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Sec. 4101. Extension of agricultural programs.
DIVISION E--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 5101. Commodity futures trading commission whistleblower program.
Sec. 5102. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned
aircraft.
Sec. 5103. Additional special assessment.
Sec. 5104. National cybersecurity protection system authorization.
Sec. 5105. Extension of temporary order for fentanyl-related
substances.
Sec. 5106. Temporary extension of public debt limit.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Sec. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of
Public Law 118-83) is amended--
(1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and
inserting ``March 14, 2025'';
(2) in section 126 to read as follows:
``Sec. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for
`District of Columbia--Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and
Security Costs in the District of Columbia' at a rate for operations of
$90,000,000, of which not less than $50,000,000 shall be for costs
associated with the Presidential Inauguration to be held in January
2025: Provided, That such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for
operations necessary to maintain emergency planning and security
activities.''; and
(3) by adding after section 152 the following new sections:
``Sec. 153. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Department
of Commerce--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--
Procurement, Acquisition and Construction' may be apportioned up to the
rate for operations necessary to maintain the acquisition schedule for
Geostationary Earth Orbit in an amount not to exceed $625,000,000.
``Sec. 154. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Department
of Justice--Justice Operations, Management and Accountability--Justice
Information Sharing Technology' may be apportioned up to the rate for
operations necessary to carry out proactive vulnerability detection and
penetration testing activities.
``Sec. 155. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section
101, there is appropriated to the Department of Justice for `Federal
Bureau of Investigation--Salaries and Expenses', $16,668,000, for an
additional amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until
September 30, 2026, to conduct risk reduction and modification of
National Security Systems: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
``Sec. 156. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 to the
Department of Defense for `Procurement--Shipbuilding and Conversion,
Navy', may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for
`Columbia Class Submarine (AP)' in an amount not to exceed
$5,996,130,000.
``(b) Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of
Defense for `Procurement--Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy' may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for `Columbia Class
Submarine' in an amount not to exceed $2,922,300,000.
``Sec. 157. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by
section 101, there is appropriated to the Department of Defense for
`Procurement--Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy', $5,691,000,000, for
an additional amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until
September 30, 2029, for the Virginia Class Submarine program and for
workforce wage and non-executive salary improvements for other nuclear-
powered vessel programs: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
``(b) Amounts appropriated by subsection (a) may be used to
incrementally fund contract obligations for the improvement of
workforce wages and non-executive level salaries on new or existing
contracts pertaining to the Virginia Class Submarine program or to
other nuclear-powered vessel programs.
``Sec. 158. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section
101, there is appropriated to the Department of Defense for `Operation
and Maintenance--Defense-Wide', $913,440,000, for an additional amount
for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to
conduct risk reduction and modification of National Security Systems:
Provided, That the amount provided by this section may be transferred
to accounts under the headings `Operation and Maintenance',
`Procurement', and `Research, Development, Test and Evaluation':
Provided further, That funds transferred pursuant to the preceding
proviso shall be merged with and available for the same purpose and for
the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are
transferred: Provided further, That any transfer authority provided
herein is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
``Sec. 159. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for
`Department of Energy--Atomic Energy Defense Activities--Environmental
and Other Defense Activities--Other Defense Activities' may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to sustain
specialized security activities.
``(b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the
Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 3 days after
each use of the authority provided in subsection (a).
``Sec. 160. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section
101, there is appropriated to the Department of Energy for `Atomic
Energy Defense Activities--Environmental and Other Defense Activities--
Other Defense Activities', $1,750,000, for an additional amount for
fiscal year 2025, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to
conduct risk reduction and modification of National Security Systems:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
``Sec. 161. During the period covered by this Act, section
10609(a) of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act
(subtitle B of title X of Public Law 111-11) shall be applied by
substituting `$1,640,000,000' for `$870,000,000' and `2025' for `2024'.
``Sec. 162. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section
101, there is appropriated to the Department of the Treasury for
`Departmental Offices--Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence--
Salaries and Expenses', $908,000, for an additional amount for fiscal
year 2025, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to conduct
risk reduction and modification of National Security Systems: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
``Sec. 163. Section 302 of title III of Public Law 108-494 shall
be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this
Act for `December 31, 2024' each place it appears.
``Sec. 164. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, section 747 of title
VII of division B of Public Law 118-47 shall be applied through the
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act by--
``(1) substituting `2024' for `2023' each place it appears;
``(2) substituting `2025' for `2024' each place it appears;
``(3) substituting `2026' for `2025'; and
``(4) substituting `section 747 of division B of Public Law
118-47, as in effect on September 30, 2024' for `section 747 of
division E of Public Law 117-328' each place it appears.
``(b) Subsection (a) shall not take effect until the first day of
the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
``Sec. 165. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Department
of Education--Student Aid Administration' may be apportioned up to the
rate for operations necessary to ensure the continuation of student
loan servicing activities and student aid application and eligibility
determination processes.
``Sec. 166. During the period covered by this Act, section 123 of
division A of Public Law 118-42 and the provisions carrying the same
restriction in prior Acts making appropriations to the Department of
Defense for military construction shall not apply to unobligated
balances from prior year appropriations made available under the
heading `Department of Defense--Military Construction, Army' and such
balances may be obligated for an access road project at Arlington
National Cemetery.
``Sec. 167. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, the second proviso
under the heading `Department of Veterans Affairs--Veterans Health
Administration--Medical Services' shall not apply during the period
covered by this Act.
``(b) Notwithstanding section 101, the second proviso under the
heading `Department of Veterans Affairs--Veterans Health
Administration--Medical Community Care' shall not apply during the
period covered by this Act.
``(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the second proviso under the
heading `Department of Veterans Affairs--Veterans Health
Administration--Medical Support and Compliance' shall not apply during
the period covered by this Act.
``Sec. 168. Notwithstanding section 101, the fifth and sixth
provisos under the heading `Millennium Challenge Corporation' in
division F of Public Law 118-47 shall be applied by substituting
`December 31, 2025' for `December 31, 2024' each place it appears.
``Sec. 169. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Department
of Transportation--Federal Aviation Administration--Operations' may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to fund mandatory
pay increases and other inflationary adjustments, to maintain and
improve air traffic services, to hire and train air traffic
controllers, and to continue aviation safety oversight, while avoiding
service reductions.''.
This division may be cited as the ``Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2025''.
DIVISION B--DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Processing, Research, and Marketing
office of the secretary
For an additional amount for ``Office of the Secretary'',
$30,780,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary
expenses related to losses of revenue, quality or production of crops
(including milk, on-farm stored commodities, crops prevented from
planting, and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, bushes, and
vines, as a consequence of droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods,
derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze, including a
polar vortex, smoke exposure, and excessive moisture occurring in
calendar years 2023 and 2024 under such terms and conditions as
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this title
as ``Secretary''): Provided, That of the amounts provided in this
paragraph under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall use up to
$2,000,000,000 to provide assistance to producers of livestock, as
determined by the Secretary, for losses incurred during calendar years
2023 and 2024 due to drought, wildfires, or floods: Provided further,
That the Secretary may provide assistance for such losses in the form
of block grants to eligible States and territories and such assistance
may include compensation to producers, as determined by the Secretary,
for timber (including payments to non-Federal forest landowners),
citrus, pecan, and poultry (including infrastructure) losses, and for
agricultural producers who have suffered losses due to the failure of
Mexico to deliver water to the United States in accordance with the
1944 Water Treaty: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under
this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall offer individualized
technical assistance to interested non-insured producers to help them
apply for assistance made available under this heading: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available under this paragraph under
this heading in this Act, the Secretary may use up to $30,000,000, for
reimbursement for administrative and operating expenses available for
crop insurance contracts for 2022 and 2023 reinsurance years in a
manner consistent with Section 771 of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328): Provided further, That of the amounts
made available under this paragraph under this heading in this Act, and
without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq., the Secretary shall use
$3,000,000 to carry out regular testing for the purposes of verifying
and validating the methodology and protocols of the inspection of
molasses at any United States ports of entry, including whether the
molasses meets each statutory requirement without the use of additives
or blending, relevant definitional explanatory notes, and each property
typical of molasses in the United States as directed in Senate Report
118-193: Provided further, That at the election of a processor eligible
for a loan under section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) or a cooperative processor of dairy,
the Secretary shall make payments for losses in 2023 and 2024 to such
processors (to be paid to producers, as determined by such processors)
in lieu of payments to producers and under the same terms and
conditions as payments made to processors pursuant to title I of the
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019
(Public Law 116-20) under the heading ``Department of Agriculture--
Agricultural Programs--Processing, Research and Marketing--Office of
the Secretary'', as last amended by section 791(c) of title VII of
division B of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public
Law 116-94): Provided further, That notwithstanding section 760.1503(j)
of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, in the event that a processor
described in the preceding proviso does not elect to receive payments
under such clause, the Secretary shall make direct payments to
producers under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That the
total amount of payments received under this paragraph under this
heading in this Act for producers who did not obtain a policy or plan
of insurance for an insurable commodity for the applicable crop year
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the
crop incurring the losses or did not file the required paperwork and
pay the service fee by the applicable State filing deadline for a
noninsurable commodity for the applicable crop year under Noninsured
Crop Disaster Assistance Program for the crop incurring the losses
shall not exceed 70 percent of the loss as determined by the Secretary,
except the Secretary shall provide payments not to exceed 90 percent of
the producer's revenue losses as determined by the Secretary if the
Secretary determines a de minimis amount of a producer's revenue loss
is attributable to crops for which the producer did not insure or
obtain Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program coverage: Provided
further, That the amount provided in this paragraph under this heading
in this Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the first, second, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and 12th
provisos under this heading in title I of the Disaster Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-
43), except that such ninth proviso under such heading shall be applied
by substituting ``2023 and 2024'' for ``2020 and 2021'' and the
Secretary shall apply a separate payment limit for economic assistance
payments: Provided further, That not later than 120 days after the
enactment of this Act, and for each fiscal quarter thereafter until the
amounts provided under this heading in this Act are expended, the
Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate on the implementation of any programs
provided for under this heading in this Act specifying the type,
amount, and method of such assistance by State and territory: Provided
further, That of the amounts provided in this paragraph,
$10,000,000,000 shall be made available for the Secretary to make
economic assistance available pursuant to section 2102 of this title in
this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
For an additional amount for ``Office of the Secretary'',
$220,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Secretary to
provide assistance in the form of block grants to eligible States to
provide compensation to producers for necessary expenses related to
crop, timber, and livestock losses, including on-farm infrastructure,
as a consequence of any weather event in 2023 or 2024 that a State, in
its sole discretion, determines warrants such relief: Provided, That
eligible States are those States with a net farm income for 2023 of
less than $250,000,000, as recorded in the data in the Economic
Research Service publication ``Farm Income and Wealth Statistics'' as
of December 3, 2024, and fewer than eight thousand farms and an average
farm size of fewer than one thousand acres per farm, as recorded in the
National Agricultural Statistics Service publication ``Farms and Land
in Farms 2023 Summary (February, 2024)'': Provided further, That the
Secretary shall work with eligible States on any necessary terms and
conditions of the block grants, fully taking in account the needs of
each State: Provided further, That any such terms and conditions may
not impose additional costs on producers: Provided further, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Office of Inspector General
For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector General'',
$7,500,000, to remain available until expended, for audits,
investigations, and other oversight of projects and activities carried
out with funds made available to the Department of Agriculture in this
Act: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Agricultural Research Service
buildings and facilities
For an additional amount for ``Buildings and Facilities'',
$42,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Farm Service Agency
emergency forest restoration program
For an additional amount for ``Emergency Forest Restoration
Program'', $356,535,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
emergency conservation program
For an additional amount for ``Emergency Conservation Program'',
$828,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Natural Resources Conservation Service
emergency watershed protection program
For an additional amount for ``Emergency Watershed Protection
Program'' for necessary expenses for the Emergency Watershed Protection
Program, $920,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund
For an additional amount for the ``Rural Development Disaster
Assistance Fund'' as authorized under section 6945 of title 7, United
States Code, as amended by this Act, $362,500,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That section 6945(b) of title 7, United
States Code, shall apply to amounts provided under this heading in this
Act: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading in this
Act may not be transferred pursuant to section 2257 of title 7, United
States Code: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
Food and Nutrition Service
commodity assistance program
For an additional amount for ``Commodity Assistance Program'' for
the emergency food assistance program as authorized by section 27(a) of
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and section
204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
7508(a)(1)), $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026:
Provided, That such funds shall be for infrastructure needs related to
the consequences of a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5121 et seq.) in calendar years 2023 and 2024: Provided further, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
Sec. 2101. Section 10101 of the Disaster Relief and Recovery
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (division B of Public Law 110-
329; 7 U.S.C. 6945) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the first sentence--
(i) by striking ``for authorized
activities'' and inserting ``, in the form of
loans, grants, loan guarantees, or cooperative
agreements, for any authorized activity'';
(ii) by striking ``or'' between
``President'' and ``the Secretary of
Agriculture'' and inserting a comma; and
(iii) by inserting after ``the Secretary of
Agriculture'' the following: ``, or the
Governor of a State or Territory'';
(B) in the second sentence, inserting after ``to
carry out the activity'', the following: ``, but shall
not be limited to the original form of assistance, if
any''; and
(C) by inserting after the first sentence, as so
amended, the following: ``The cost of such direct and
guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.''; and
(2) in subsection (c), to read as follows--
``(c) Waiver of Activity or Project Limitations.--For any activity
or project for which amounts in the Rural Development Disaster
Assistance Fund will be obligated under subsection (b)--
``(1) the Secretary of Agriculture may waive any limits on
population, income, age, and duplication with respect to
replacement of damaged or destroyed utilities, or cost-sharing
otherwise applicable, except that, if the amounts proposed to
be obligated in connection with the disaster would exceed the
amount specified in subsection (h), the notification required
by that subsection shall include information and justification
with regard to any waivers to be granted under this subsection;
``(2) the Secretary of Agriculture may use alternative
sources of income data provided by local, regional, State, or
Federal government sources to determine program eligibility;
and
``(3) with respect to grants authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(19), the Secretary of Agriculture shall not require the
applicant to demonstrate that it is unable to finance the
proposed project from its own resources, or through commercial
credit at reasonable rates and terms, or other funding sources
without grant assistance.''.
(3) Amounts provided by this section are designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 2102. (a)(1) With respect to the 2024 crop year, if the
Secretary determines that the expected gross return per acre for an
eligible commodity determined under paragraph (2) is less than the
expected cost of production per acre for that eligible commodity
determined under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall, not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, make a 1-time economic
assistance payment to each producer of that eligible commodity during
that crop year.
(2) The expected gross return per acre for an eligible
commodity referred to in paragraph (1) shall be equal to--
(A) in the case of wheat, corn, grain sorghum,
barley, oats, cotton, rice, and soybeans, the product
obtained by multiplying--
(i) the projected average farm price for
the applicable eligible commodity for the 2024-
2025 marketing year contained in the most
recent World Agricultural Supply and Demand
Estimates published before the date of
enactment of this Act by the World Agricultural
Outlook Board; and
(ii) the national average harvested yield
per acre for the applicable eligible commodity
for the most recent 10 crop years, as
determined by the Secretary; and
(B) in the case of each eligible commodity not
specified in subparagraph (A), a comparable estimate of
gross returns, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) The expected cost of production per acre for an
eligible commodity referred to in paragraph (1) shall be equal
to--
(A) in the case of wheat, corn, grain sorghum,
barley, oats, cotton, rice, and soybeans, the total
costs listed for the 2024 crop year with respect to the
applicable eligible commodity contained in the most
recent data product entitled ``national average cost-
of-production forecasts for major U.S. field crops''
published by the Economic Research Service; and
(B) in the case of each eligible commodity not
specified in subparagraph (A), a comparable total
estimated cost-of-production, as determined by the
Secretary.
(4)(A) The amount of an economic assistance payment to a
producer for an eligible commodity under paragraph (1) shall be
equal to 26 percent of the product obtained by multiplying--
(i) the economic loss for that eligible
commodity determined under subparagraph (B);
and
(ii) the eligible acres of that eligible
commodity on the farm determined under
subparagraph (C).
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the
economic loss for an eligible commodity shall be equal
to the difference between--
(i) the expected cost of production per
acre for that eligible commodity, as determined
under paragraph (3); and
(ii) the expected gross return per acre for
that eligible commodity, as determined under
paragraph (2).
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the
eligible acres of an eligible commodity on a farm shall
be equal to the sum obtained by adding--
(i) the acreage planted on the farm to that
eligible commodity for harvest, grazing,
haying, silage, or other similar purposes for
the 2024 crop year; and
(ii) an amount equal to 50 percent of the
acreage on the farm that was prevented from
being planted during the 2024 crop year to that
eligible commodity because of drought, flood,
or other natural disaster, or other condition
beyond the control of the producers on the
farm, as determined by the Secretary.
(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C)(i), the
Secretary shall consider acreage planted to include any
land devoted to planted acres for accepted skip-row
planting patterns, as determined by the Secretary.
(E) If the Secretary determines there is
insufficient data to determine the comparable estimate
of gross returns with respect to an eligible commodity
under paragraph (2)(B) or a comparable total estimated
cost-of-production with respect to an eligible
commodity under paragraph (3)(B), the Secretary shall
use data related to a similarly situated commodity for
purposes of determining the payment amount under this
paragraph.
(5) In no case shall the amount of an economic assistance
payment to a producer for an eligible commodity under paragraph
(1) be equal to less than the product obtained by multiplying--
(A) 8 percent of the reference price for the
eligible commodity described in section 1111(19) of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011(19));
(B) the national average payment yield for the
eligible commodity described in section 1111(15) of
that Act (7 U.S.C. 9011(15)); and
(C) the number of eligible acres for the eligible
commodity described in paragraph (4)(C).
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), sections 1001, 1001A,
1001B, and 1001C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308, 1308-
1, 1308-2, 1308-3) shall apply with respect to assistance provided
under this section.
(2) The total amount of payments received, directly or
indirectly, by a person or legal entity (except a joint venture
or general partnership) under this section may not exceed--
(A) $125,000, if less than 75 percent of the
average gross income of the person or legal entity for
the 2020, 2021, and 2022 tax years is derived from
farming, ranching, or silviculture activities; and
(B) $250,000, if not less than 75 percent of the
average gross income of the person or legal entity for
the 2020, 2021, and 2022 tax years is derived from
farming, ranching, or silviculture activities.
(3) The payment limitations under paragraph (2) shall be
separate from annual payment limitations under any other
program.
(c) In this section:
(1) The terms ``extra-long staple cotton'' and ``producer''
have the meanings given those terms in section 1111 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011).
(2) The term ``cotton'' means extra-long staple cotton and
upland cotton.
(3)(A) The term ``eligible commodity'' means a loan
commodity (as defined in section 1201(a) of the Agricultural
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9031(a)).
(B) The term ``eligible commodity'' does not
include graded wool, nongraded wool, mohair, or honey.
(4) The terms ``legal entity'' and ``person'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a)).
(5) The term ``rice'' means long grain rice and medium
grain rice.
(6) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(d) Amounts provided by this section are designated by the Congress
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
economic development assistance programs
(including transfers of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Economic Development Assistance
Programs'', $1,510,000,000, to remain available until expended,
pursuant to sections 209 and 703 of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3149 and 3233), for economic adjustment
assistance related to flood mitigation, disaster relief, long-term
recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in areas that received a
major disaster designation as a result of hurricanes, wildfires, severe
storms and flooding, tornadoes, and other natural disasters occurring
in calendar years 2023 and 2024 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided,
That within the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act, up
to 3 percent of funds may be transferred to ``Salaries and Expenses''
for administration and oversight activities: Provided further, That
within the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act,
$10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Delta Regional Authority (7
U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.): Provided further, That the Delta Regional
Authority shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate 15 days prior to the obligation of the
amounts made available under the preceding proviso: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to appoint and fix the
compensation of such temporary personnel as may be necessary to
implement the requirements under this heading in this Act, without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service: Provided further, That within
the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act, $7,000,000
shall be transferred to ``Departmental Management--Office of Inspector
General'' for carrying out investigations and audits related to the
funding provided under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and
Facilities'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
hurricanes, typhoons, flooding, wildfires, and other disasters in
calendar years 2023 and 2024, $244,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2026, as follows:
(1) $144,000,000 for repair and replacement of observing
assets, real property, and equipment; for marine debris
assessment and removal; and for mapping, charting, and geodesy
services; and
(2) $100,000,000 for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, flooding, and
wildfires in calendar year 2024;
Provided, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days after
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
procurement, acquisition and construction
For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Acquisition and
Construction'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires, volcanoes, and other disasters in
calendar years 2022, 2023 and 2024, $499,000,000, to remain available
until expended, as follows:
(1) $100,000,000 for repair and replacement of observing
assets, real property, and equipment; and
(2) $399,000,000 for the acquisition of hurricane hunter
aircraft and related expenses as authorized under section 11708
of division K of Public Law 117-263:
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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 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. Extension of child and family services programs.
Sec. 3302. Sexual risk avoidance education extension.
Sec. 3303. Personal responsibility education extension.
Sec. 3304. Extension of funding for family-to-family health information
centers.
TITLE IV--MEDICAID
Sec. 3401. Eliminating certain disproportionate share hospital payment
cuts.
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 amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and
inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(3) Section 2811C(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300hh-10d(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and
inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(e) Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300hh-11(c)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
TITLE II--MEDICARE
SEC. 3201. EXTENSION OF INCREASED INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT
FOR CERTAIN LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.----Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and inserting ``April 1,
2025'';
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by
striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``March
31, 2025'';
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ``December 31,
2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''; and
(C) in subclause (IV), by striking ``January 1,
2025'' and inserting ``April 1, 2025''; and
(3) in subparagraph (D)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025'';
and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``December 31,
2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(b) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the amendments
made by this section by program instruction or otherwise.
SEC. 3202. EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOSPITAL (MDH) PROGRAM.
(a) In General.----Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and
inserting ``April 1, 2025''; and
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and
inserting ``April 1, 2025''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) In general.--Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``January 1, 2025'' and inserting ``April 1, 2025'';
and
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ``January 1, 2025''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
(2) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification.--
Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking ``December
31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
SEC. 3203. EXTENSION OF ADD-ON PAYMENTS FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.
Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ``January 1, 2025''
and inserting ``April 1, 2025''; and
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' each
place it appears and inserting ``April 1, 2025'' in each such
place.
SEC. 3204. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR QUALITY MEASURE ENDORSEMENT, INPUT,
AND SELECTION.
Section 1890(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395aaa(d)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``$9,000,000'' and inserting
``$11,030,000''; and
(B) by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting
``March 31, 2025''; and
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ``December 31,
2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
SEC. 3205. EXTENSION OF FUNDING OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME
PROGRAMS.
(a) State Health Insurance Assistance Programs.--Subsection
(a)(1)(B)(xiv) of section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients
and Providers Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1395b-3 note) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2024, $18,750,000'' and inserting ``March 31,
2025, $22,500,000''.
(b) Area Agencies on Aging.--Subsection (b)(1)(B)(xiv) of such
section 119 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024, $18,750,000''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025, $22,500,000''.
(c) Aging and Disability Resource Centers.--Subsection
(c)(1)(B)(xiv) of such section 119 is amended by striking ``December
31, 2024, $6,250,000'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025, $8,500,000''.
(d) Coordination of Efforts To Inform Older Americans About
Benefits Available Under Federal and State Programs.--Subsection
(d)(2)(xiv) of such section 119 is amended by striking ``December 31,
2024, $18,750,000'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025, $22,500,000''.
SEC. 3206. EXTENSION OF THE WORK GEOGRAPHIC INDEX FLOOR.
Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
4(e)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and inserting
``April 1, 2025''.
SEC. 3207. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TELEHEALTH FLEXIBILITIES.
(a) Removing Geographic Requirements and Expanding Originating
Sites for Telehealth Services.--Section 1834(m) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by striking ``ending December
31, 2024'' and inserting ``ending March 31, 2025''; and
(2) in paragraph (4)(C)(iii), by striking ``ending on
December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``ending on March 31, 2025''.
(b) Expanding Practitioners Eligible To Furnish Telehealth
Services.--Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ``ending on December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``ending on March 31, 2025''.
(c) Extending Telehealth Services for Federally Qualified Health
Centers and Rural Health Clinics.--Section 1834(m)(8)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ``ending
on December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``ending on March 31, 2025''.
(d) Delaying the In-Person Requirements Under Medicare for Mental
Health Services Furnished Through Telehealth and Telecommunications
Technology.--
(1) Delay in requirements for mental health services
furnished through telehealth.--Section 1834(m)(7)(B)(i) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)(B)(i)) is amended,
in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking ``on or
after'' and all that follows through ``described in section
1135(g)(1)(B))'' and inserting ``on or after April 1, 2025''.
(2) Mental health visits furnished by rural health
clinics.--Section 1834(y)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(y)(2)) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2025''
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``April 1, 2025.''.
(3) Mental health visits furnished by federally qualified
health centers.--Section 1834(o)(4)(B) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``January
1, 2025'' and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting ``April 1, 2025.''.
(e) Allowing for the Furnishing of Audio-only Telehealth
Services.--Section 1834(m)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(m)(9)) is amended by striking ``ending on December 31, 2024'' and
inserting ``ending on March 31, 2025''.
(f) Extending Use of Telehealth To Conduct Face-to-Face Encounter
Prior to Recertification of Eligibility for Hospice Care.--Section
1814(a)(7)(D)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395f(a)(7)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ``ending on December 31,
2024'' and inserting ``ending on March 31, 2025''.
(g) Program Instruction Authority.--The Secretary of Health and
Human Services may implement the amendments made by this section
through program instruction or otherwise.
SEC. 3208. EXTENDING ACUTE HOSPITAL CARE AT HOME WAIVER AUTHORITIES.
Section 1866G(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc-
7(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting
``March 31, 2025''.
SEC. 3209. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INCLUSION OF AUTHORIZED ORAL
ANTIVIRAL DRUGS AS COVERED PART D DRUGS.
Section 1860D-2(e)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w-102(e)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and
inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
SEC. 3210. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$3,197,000,000'' and inserting
``$1,251,000,000''.
TITLE III--HUMAN SERVICES
SEC. 3301. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.
Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social Security
Act shall continue through March 31, 2025, in the manner authorized for
fiscal year 2024, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United
States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such
sums as may be necessary for such purpose.
SEC. 3302. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION EXTENSION.
Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
SEC. 3303. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION EXTENSION.
Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding
clause (i), by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and
inserting ``March 31, 2025''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``December
31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
SEC. 3304. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FAMILY-TO-FAMILY HEALTH INFORMATION
CENTERS.
Section 501(c)(1)(A)(viii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
701(c)(1)(A)(viii)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting
``$2,500,000''; and
(2) by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and inserting ``April
1, 2025''.
TITLE IV--MEDICAID
SEC. 3401. ELIMINATING CERTAIN DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL PAYMENT
CUTS.
Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
4(f)(7)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``January 1'' and inserting
``April 1''; and
(2) in clause (iii), by striking ``January 1'' and
inserting ``April 1''.
DIVISION D--EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
SEC. 4101. EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS.
(a) Extension.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section and the amendments made by this section,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following
authorities (including any limitations on the authorities) as
in effect on September 30, 2024, shall continue and be carried
out until the date specified in paragraph (2):
(A) The authorities provided by each provision of
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law
115-334; 132 Stat. 4490) (and for mandatory programs at
such funding levels) and extended by section 102 of
division B of the Further Continuing Appropriations and
Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-22; 137
Stat. 114).
(B) The authorities provided by each provision of
law amended by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
(Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4490) (and for mandatory
programs at such funding levels) and extended by
section 102 of division B of the Further Continuing
Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public
Law 118-22; 137 Stat. 114).
(2) Date specified.--The date specified in this paragraph
is the later of--
(A) September 30, 2025; or
(B) the date specified in the provision of the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
334; 132 Stat. 4490) or the provision of law amended by
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law
115-334; 132 Stat. 4490) (and, if applicable, amended
by section 102 of division B of the Further Continuing
Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public
Law 118-22; 132 Stat. 4490)).
(b) Discretionary Programs.--Programs carried out using the
authorities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1)
that are funded by discretionary appropriations (as defined in section
250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
(2 U.S.C. 900(c))) shall be subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) Commodity Programs.--
(1) In general.--The provisions of law applicable to a
covered commodity (as defined in section 1111 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011)), a loan commodity (as
defined in section 1201 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9031)),
sugarcane, or sugar beets for the 2024 crop year pursuant to
title I of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9011 et seq.) (as extended by
section 102(c)(1) of division B of the Further Continuing
Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (7 U.S.C. 9001
note; Public Law 118-22)) and each amendment made by subtitle C
of title I of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public
Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4511) (as extended by that section)
shall be applicable to the 2025 crop year for that covered
commodity, loan commodity, sugarcane, or sugar beets.
(2) Dairy.--
(A) Dairy margin coverage.--
(i) Duration.--Section 1409 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9059) is
amended by striking ``2024'' and inserting
``2025''.
(ii) Availability of premium discount.--
With respect to coverage for calendar year
2025, section 1407(g) of the Agricultural Act
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(g)) shall only apply to
a participating dairy operation with respect to
which the premium was reduced in accordance
with that section (as extended by section
102(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the Further Continuing
Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
(7 U.S.C. 9057 note; Public Law 118-22)) for
calendar year 2024.
(B) Dairy forward pricing program.--Section
1502(e)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 8772(e)(2)) is amended by striking
``2027'' and inserting ``2028''.
(3) Extension of payment amount.--Section 1116(d) of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9016(d)) is amended, in the
matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``2024'' and
inserting ``2025''.
(4) Suspension of permanent price support authorities.--The
provisions of law specified in--
(A) subsections (a) and (b) of section 1602 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9092)--
(i) shall not be applicable to the 2025
crops of covered commodities (as defined in
section 1111 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9011)),
cotton, and sugar; and
(ii) shall not be applicable to milk
through December 31, 2025; and
(B) section 1602(c) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9092(c))
shall not be applicable to the crops of wheat planted
for harvest in calendar year 2025.
(d) Other Programs.--
(1) Trade.--Section 302(h)(2) of the Bill Emerson
Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1(h)(2)) is amended by
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
(2) Grazinglands research laboratory.--Section 7502 of the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246;
122 Stat. 2019; 132 Stat. 4817) shall be applied by
substituting ``the period beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act and ending on September 30, 2025'' for ``the 15-year
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act''.
(3) Feedstock flexibility program.--Section 9010(b) of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
8110(b)) is amended in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) by striking
``2024'' each place it appears and inserting ``2025''.
(4) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with
respect to mandatory funding under the following provisions of
law:
(A) Section 1614(c)(4) of the Agricultural Act of
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(c)(4)).
(B) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1241(a)(1)
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3841(a)(1)).
(C) Section 1240O(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2(b)(3)).
(D) Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-5(f)(1)).
(E) Section 2408(g)(1) of the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 8351 note; Public Law
115-334).
(F) Section 1446(b)(1) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3222a(b)(1)).
(G) Section 1672E(d)(1) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
5925g(d)(1)).
(H) Section 7601(g)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Act
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5939(g)(1)(A)).
(I) Section 9002(k)(1) of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)(1)).
(J) Section 9003(g)(1)(A) of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103(g)(1)(A)).
(K) Section 9005(g)(1) of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(g)(1).
(L) Section 7407(d)(1) of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(1)).
(M) Section 2123(c)(4) of the Organic Foods
Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522(c)(4)).
(N) Section 10606(d)(1) of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523(d)(1)).
(O) Section 10109(c)(1) of the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat.
4907; 137 Stat. 118).
(P) Section 12314(h) of the Agricultural Act of
2014 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note; Public Law 113-79).
(Q) Section 12315(f)(1) of the Agricultural Act of
2014 (7 U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 113-79).
(R) Section 12316(a) of the Agricultural Act of
2014 (7 U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 113-79).
(S) Section 12605(d) of the Agriculture Improvement
Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7632 note; Public Law 115-334).
(T) Section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a(c)).
(U) Section 313B(e)(2) of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c-2(e)(2)).
(e) Reports.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any requirement
under a provision of law described in subsection (a)(1) to
submit a report on a recurring basis, and the final report
under which was required to be submitted during fiscal year
2024, shall continue, and the requirement shall be carried out,
on the same recurring basis, until the later of the dates
specified in subsection (a)(2).
(2) Appropriations required.--If discretionary
appropriations (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
900(c))) are required to carry out a reporting requirement
described in paragraph (1), the application of that paragraph
to that reporting requirement shall be subject to the
availability of appropriations.
(f) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall be applied and administered as if this section and those
amendments had been enacted on September 30, 2024.
DIVISION E--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 5101. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1(b) of Public Law 117-25 (135 Stat. 297;
136 Stat. 2133; 136 Stat. 5984) is amended, in paragraphs (3) and (4),
by striking ``October 1, 2024'' each place it appears and inserting
``March 14, 2025''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2024.
SEC. 5102. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT.
Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
124n(i)) is amended by striking ``December 20, 2024'' and inserting
``March 14, 2025''.
SEC. 5103. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.
Section 3014 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``December 23, 2024'' and inserting ``March 14, 2025''.
SEC. 5104. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PROTECTION SYSTEM AUTHORIZATION.
Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015
(6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) is amended by striking ``December 20, 2024'' and
inserting ``March 14, 2025''.
SEC. 5105. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED
SUBSTANCES.
Effective as if included in the enactment of the Temporary
Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl
Analogues Act (Public Law 116-114), section 2 of such Act is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``March 31, 2025''.
SEC. 5106. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.
Section 401 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law
118-5) is amended--
(1) by striking ``January 1, 2025'' in subsection (a) and
inserting ``January 29, 2027'', and
(2) by striking ``January 2, 2025'' each place it appears
in subsections (b) and (c) and inserting ``January 30, 2027''.
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