[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9747 Received in Senate (RDS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9747
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 25, 2024
Received
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AN ACT
Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 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 ``Continuing Appropriations and
Extensions Act, 2025''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Sec. 3. References.
DIVISION A--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
DIVISION B--EXTENSIONS
TITLE I--MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS
TITLE II--HEALTH EXTENDERS
TITLE III--VETERANS EXTENDERS
TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable
corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several
departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of
Government for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes, namely:
Sec. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal
year 2024 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts,
for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct
loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided
for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 2024, and for which
appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the
following appropriations Acts:
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
(division B of Public Law 118-42).
(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division C of Public Law 118-42).
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024
(division A of Public Law 118-47).
(4) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division D of Public Law 118-42).
(5) The Financial Services and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-47),
except sections 637 and 638.
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act,
2024 (division C of Public Law 118-47), except section 546(e),
and including sections 102 through 105 of title I of division G
of Public Law 118-47.
(7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division E of Public
Law 118-42), except section 447.
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
(division D of Public Law 118-47).
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024
(division E of Public Law 118-47), except the matter under the
heading ``Joint Items--Joint Congressional Committee on
Inaugural Ceremonies of 2025'', and including section 7 in the
matter preceding division A of Public Law 118-47.
(10) The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division A of Public
Law 118-42), except section 259.
(11) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public
Law 118-47), except section 7075(a).
(12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public
Law 118-42).
Sec. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or authority
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be
used for:
(1) the new production of items not funded for production in fiscal
year 2024 or prior years;
(2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with
fiscal year 2024 funds; or
(3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project,
activity, operation, or organization (defined as any project,
subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram
within a program element, and for any investment items defined as a P-1
line item in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an
R-1 line item that includes a program element and subprogram element
within an appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or
other authority were not available during fiscal year 2024.
(b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted
pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used to
initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding
for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically
appropriated later.
Sec. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to
the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent
appropriations Act.
Sec. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to
section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity
for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available
during fiscal year 2024.
Sec. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to
this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any
project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for
such project or activity are available under this Act.
Sec. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025, appropriations and
funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall
be available until whichever of the following first occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation for any
project or activity provided for in this Act.
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable appropriations
Act for fiscal year 2025 without any provision for such project
or activity.
(3) December 20, 2024.
Sec. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be charged
to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill
in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is
contained is enacted into law.
Sec. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by or
authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without regard to
the time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set
forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in
this Act may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing
the apportionment of funds.
Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except
section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have high initial
rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the
beginning of fiscal year 2025 because of distributions of funding to
States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates
of operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no grants
shall be awarded for such programs funded by this Act that would
impinge on final funding prerogatives.
Sec. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only the most
limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall be taken in
order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.
Sec. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose
budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal year
2024, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008,
activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain program levels
under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024, to be continued
through the date specified in section 106(3).
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory payments
due on or about the first day of any month that begins after October
2024 but not later than 30 days after the date specified in section
106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be available for such
payments.
Sec. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may
be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid
furloughs within such department or agency, consistent with the
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024, except that such
authority provided under this section shall not be used until after the
department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer
non-personnel-related administrative expenses.
Sec. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated and
expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C.
2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
Sec. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference in this Act
that was previously 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 or as being for disaster
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act or as being for disaster relief pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively.
(b) Section 6 of Public Laws 118-42 and 118-47 shall apply to
amounts designated in subsection (a) and sections 138, 140, and 151 of
this Act as an emergency requirement.
(c) Each amount incorporated by reference in this Act that was
previously designated in division B of Public Law 117-159, division J
of Public Law 117-58, or in section 443(b) of division G of Public Law
117-328 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
concurrent resolution on the budget shall continue to be treated as an
amount specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.
(d) This section shall become effective immediately upon enactment
of this Act, and shall remain in effect through the date in section
106(3).
Sec. 115. (a) Rescissions or cancellations of discretionary budget
authority that continue pursuant to section 101 in Treasury
Appropriations Fund Symbols (TAFS)--
(1) to which other appropriations are not provided by this Act, but
for which there is a current applicable TAFS that does receive an
appropriation in this Act; or
(2) which are no-year TAFS and receive other appropriations in this
Act, may be continued instead by reducing the rate for operations
otherwise provided by section 101 for such current applicable TAFS, as
long as doing so does not impinge on the final funding prerogatives of
the Congress.
(b) Rescissions or cancellations described in subsection (a) shall
continue in an amount equal to the lesser of--
(1) the amount specified for rescission or cancellation in the
applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101 of this Act; or
(2) the amount of balances available, as of October 1, 2024, from
the funds specified for rescission or cancellation in the applicable
appropriations Act referenced in section 101 of this Act.
(c) No later than November 18, 2024, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a comprehensive list of
the rescissions or cancellations that will continue pursuant to section
101: Provided, That the information in such comprehensive list shall be
periodically updated to reflect any subsequent changes in the amount of
balances available, as of October 1, 2024, from the funds specified for
rescission or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act
referenced in section 101, and such updates shall be transmitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate upon request.
Sec. 116. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Farm Service
Agency--Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account'' may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate
approved applications for direct and guaranteed farm ownership loans,
as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq., and direct farm operating
loans, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.
Sec. 117. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Rural
Housing Service--Rural Community Facilities Program Account'' may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain
activities as authorized by section 306 and described in section
381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
Sec. 118. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Domestic
Food Programs--Food and Nutrition Service--Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)'' may be
apportioned at the rate for operations necessary to maintain
participation.
Sec. 119. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Domestic
Food Programs--Food and Nutrition Service--Commodity Assistance
Program'' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to
maintain current program caseload in the Commodity Supplemental Food
Program.
Sec. 120. Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1636i) and section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act
of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106-78) shall be applied by
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for
``September 30, 2024''.
Sec. 121. During the period covered by this Act, section 235(b) of
the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98-
473; 98 Stat. 2032), as such section relates to chapter 311 of title
18, United States Code, and the United States Parole Commission, shall
be applied by substituting ``37'' for ``36'' each place it appears.
Sec. 122. Notwithstanding section 104, amounts made available by
section 101 for ``Corps of Engineers--Civil--Operation and
Maintenance'' may be used up to an amount not to exceed $37,600,000,
adjusted for inflation beginning August 1, 2024, to provide
compensation for reserving and operating 3.6 million acre-feet of pre-
planned flood storage at Hugh Keenleyside Dam to minimize the flood
risk in the Columbia River Basin in the United States.
Sec. 123. During the period covered by this Act, section 3 of
Public Law 106-392 shall be applied by substituting ``2025'' for
``2024'' each place it appears.
Sec. 124. Notwithstanding section 106, for the duration of fiscal
year 2025, amounts made available under section 601(f)(3) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)) shall be available for any necessary
expenses of the Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General
with respect to section 601 of such Act, subtitle A of title V of
division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, or section
3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in addition to amounts
otherwise available for such purposes.
Sec. 125. Notwithstanding section 101, for ``Executive Office of
the President--Office of Administration--Presidential Transition
Administrative Support'', there is appropriated $25,000,000 for an
additional amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until
September 30, 2025, to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of
1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) and similar expenses, in addition to amounts
otherwise available for such purposes: Provided, That such funds may be
transferred to other accounts (including other agencies) that provide
support to offices within the Executive Office of the President and the
Office of the Vice President, to carry out such purposes, including to
reimburse obligations incurred prior to the enactment of this Act for
such purposes.
Sec. 126. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by 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 $47,000,000, for an additional amount 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 relating to such Presidential Inauguration.
Sec. 127. (a) The matter preceding the first proviso under the
heading ``Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public Defender
Service'' in division B of Public Law 118-47 is amended by striking ``,
for costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for
headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities''.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), subsection (a) shall become
effective immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, subsection (a)
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024.
(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first
proviso under the heading ``Federal Payment to the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service'' in division B of Public Law 118-47, as
amended by subsection (a), shall be applied as if ``, of which
$3,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026'' were
struck.
Sec. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except
section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local funds made
available under the heading ``District of Columbia--District of
Columbia Funds'' for such programs and activities under the District of
Columbia Appropriations Act, 2024 (title IV of division B of Public Law
118-47) at the rate set forth in the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act
of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-501), as modified as of the date of enactment of
this Act.
Sec. 129. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, for ``General Services
Administration--Expenses, Presidential Transition'', there is
appropriated $19,424,177, for an additional amount for fiscal year
2025, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for necessary
expenses to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C.
102 note), of which $14,443,726 is available for activities authorized
by sections 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10) of such Act;
$2,980,451 is available for activities authorized by section 5 of such
Act; and $2,000,000 is available for activities authorized by sections
3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) of such Act: Provided, That if there are two or
more possible apparent successful candidates, each such candidate, with
the exception of the incumbent President, is entitled to a proportional
share of the appropriations made available for activities authorized by
sections 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10) and sections 3(a)(8) and
3(a)(9) of such Act: Provided further, That no apparent successful
candidate shall receive more than $7,221,863 for activities authorized
by sections 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10) of such Act and
$1,000,000 for activities authorized by sections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) of
such Act: Provided further, That such amounts may be transferred and
credited to the ``Acquisition Services Fund'' or the ``Federal
Buildings Fund'' to reimburse obligations incurred prior to enactment
of this Act for the purposes provided herein related to the
Presidential election in 2024: Provided further, That in the case of
two or more possible apparent successful candidates, after a sole
apparent successful candidate is determined, the remaining funds
allotted to any unsuccessful candidate shall be permanently rescinded:
Provided further, That amounts available under this section shall be in
addition to any other amounts available for such purposes.
(b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds are provided by this Act
for ``General Services Administration--Pre-Election Presidential
Transition''.
Sec. 130. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section
101, for ``National Archives and Records Administration--Operating
Expenses'', there is appropriated $23,000,000, for an additional amount
for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to
carry out transition responsibilities of the Archivist of the United
States under sections 2201 through 2209 of title 44, United States Code
(commonly known as the ``Presidential Records Act of 1978''), in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Sec. 131. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the
first proviso under the heading ``Office of Personnel Management--
Salaries and Expenses'' in division B of Public Law 118-47 shall be
applied by substituting ``$190,784,000'' for ``$219,076,000'' and the
second proviso under such heading in such division of such Act shall be
applied by substituting ``$245,267,000'' for ``$192,975,000''.
Sec. 132. Notwithstanding section 104, amounts made available by
section 101 to the Department of Homeland Security for ``Coast Guard--
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements'' may be used for closeout
costs relating to the C-27J missionization program.
Sec. 133. During the period covered by this Act, section
11223(b)(2) of division K of Public Law 117-263 shall be applied by
substituting ``shall not apply'' for ``shall apply''.
Sec. 134. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department
of Homeland Security under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management
Agency--Disaster Relief Fund'' may be apportioned up to the rate for
operations necessary to carry out response and recovery activities
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
Sec. 135. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department
of Homeland Security for ``United States Secret Service--Operations and
Support'' may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to
carry out protective operations, including activities related to
National Special Security Events and the 2024 Presidential Campaign.
Sec. 136. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section
101, there is appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for
``United States Secret Service--Operations and Support'', $231,000,000,
for an additional amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain available
until September 30, 2025, for operations necessary to carry out
protective operations including the 2024 Presidential Campaign and
National Special Security Events: Provided, That not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United
States Secret Service shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate an expenditure plan that
identifies, by program, project, and activity, the funding obligated
for the purposes specified in this section with amounts for
``Operations and Support'' in this Act and shall provide to the
Committees monthly reports on the execution of such expenditure plan:
Provided further, That such amounts may not be obligated until the
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security transmits to the House
of Representatives Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald
J. Trump and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs the Mission Assurance Report: Provided further, That within 15
days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security shall provide to the House of Representatives Task
Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump all materials
responsive to such Task Force's letters transmitted on August 12, 2024,
and August 28, 2024: Provided further, That the Director of the Secret
Service shall respond in a timely manner to oversight inquiries
(including requests for documents, information, and testimony from any
Secret Service personnel) on protective operations funded in this Act
or in Public Law 118-47 from the House of Representatives Task Force on
the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump; the Committees on
Appropriations, Homeland Security, Oversight and Accountability, and
Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and the Committees on
Appropriations, Judiciary, and Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, or any subcommittees thereof: Provided further,
That responses shall be considered timely if provided on or before the
deadline specified by the requesting committee or subcommittee.
Sec. 137. (a) Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) shall be applied by
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for
``September 30, 2023''.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become
effective immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024.
Sec. 138. (a) During the period covered by this Act, section 104 of
the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act (division G of Public
Law 117-180) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in
section 106(3) of this Act for ``2 years after the date on which
regulations are first promulgated under subsection (f)'', and ``May 31,
2024''.
(b) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 139. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section
101, amounts are provided for ``Department of the Interior--National
Park Service--Operation of the National Park System'' at a rate for
operations of $5,000,000, for an additional amount for security and
visitor safety activities related to the Presidential Inaugural
Ceremonies.
Sec. 140. (a) Funds previously made available in the Further
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements
Act, 2018 (subdivision 1 of division B of Public Law 115-123) for the
``National Park Service--Historic Preservation Fund'' that were
available for obligation through fiscal year 2019 are to remain
available through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 and 2019: Provided, That
amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become
effective immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024.
Sec. 141. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Department
of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for wildfire
suppression activities.
Sec. 142. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section
101, amounts are provided for ``Department of Health and Human
Services--Indian Health Service--Indian Health Services'' at a rate for
operations of $24,262,000, for an additional amount for costs of
staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or
expanded in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and such amounts may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to staff and
operate such facilities.
(b) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101,
amounts are provided for ``Department of Health and Human Services--
Indian Health Service--Indian Health Facilities'' at a rate for
operations of $2,060,000, for an additional amount for costs of
staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or
expanded in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and such amounts may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to staff and
operate such facilities.
Sec. 143. During the period covered by this Act, section 113 of
division G of Public Law 113-76, as amended by Public Law 116-6, shall
be applied by substituting ``2025'' for ``2024''.
Sec. 144. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section
101, amounts are provided for ``Department of Labor--Bureau of Labor
Statistics--Salaries and Expenses'' at a rate for operations of
$6,000,000, for an additional amount for the Current Population Survey.
Sec. 145. Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than
under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the Social Security
Act shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3), 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. 146. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there
is appropriated--
(1) for payment to the heirs at law of Sheila Jackson Lee,
late a Representative from the State of Texas, $174,000;
(2) for payment to Elsie M. Pascrell, widow of William
Pascrell, Jr., late a Representative from the State of New
Jersey, $174,000; and
(3) for payment to Beatrice Y. Payne, widow of Donald M.
Payne, Jr., late a Representative from the State of New Jersey,
$174,000.
Sec. 147. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts made
available by section 101 to the Department of Defense for ``Military
Construction, Navy'' may be used by the Secretary of the Navy to carry
out military construction not otherwise authorized by law for a Trident
Refit Facility project at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
Sec. 148. Notwithstanding section 101, section 126 of division A
of Public Law 118-42 shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year
2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020'' for ``fiscal year 2017, 2018, and 2019''.
Sec. 149. (a) The remaining unobligated balances as of September
30, 2024, from amounts made available until September 30, 2024, for
``Departmental Administration--Construction, Major Projects'' in title
II of division F of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
(Public Law 116-94) are hereby rescinded, and in addition to amounts
otherwise provided by section 101, an amount of additional new budget
authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this section
is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2024, for an additional amount
for fiscal year 2024, to remain available until September 30, 2029, and
shall be available for the same purposes and under the same authorities
provided under such heading in Public Law 116-94, in addition to other
funds as may be available for such purposes.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become
effective immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024.
Sec. 150. Amounts made available by section 101 for ``Department
of Transportation--Office of the Secretary--Payments to Air Carriers''
may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain
Essential Air Service program operations.
Sec. 151. During the period covered by this Act, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development may use the unobligated balances of
amounts made available in prior fiscal years in the second paragraph
under the heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--Public
and Indian Housing--Tenant-Based Rental Assistance'' to support
additional allocations under subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) and
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of such heading to prevent the
termination of rental assistance for families as a result of
insufficient funding in the calendar year 2024 funding cycle: Provided,
That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section 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.
Sec. 152. During the period covered by this Act, section 517 of
title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to the Coast
Guard.
This division may be cited as the ``Continuing Appropriations Act,
2025''.
DIVISION B--EXTENSIONS
TITLE I--MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS
SEC. 101. 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 ``October 1, 2024'' and inserting
``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 102. JOINT TASK FORCES.
Section 708(b)(13) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
348(b)(13)) shall be applied by substituting ``December 20, 2024'' for
``September 30, 2024''.
SEC. 103. 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 ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 104. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
COMMISSION.
Section 6(g) of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act (16
U.S.C. 410y-4(g)) is amended by striking ``40'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting ``on December 20, 2024.''.
SEC. 105. EBT BENEFIT FRAUD PREVENTION.
Section 501 of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2023 (7 U.S.C. 2016a), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (4)(A)(iii), by striking ``to the
maximum extent practicable,''; and
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``October'' and inserting
``December'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to
the maximum extent practicable,'';
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E);
(v) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following:
``(D) a comparison of State plans related to
reimbursement, prevention, and other relevant
procedures approved in accordance with subsection
(b)(1)(A); and''; and
(vi) in subparagraph (E) (as so
redesignated), by inserting ``and proactively''
after ``consistently'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking ``September 30,
2024'' and inserting ``December 20, 2024''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Comptroller General.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that examines
risks related to supplemental nutrition assistance program
electronic benefit transfer payment system security, including
the risk of stolen benefits through card skimming, card
cloning, and other similar methods.
``(2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include an assessment of--
``(A) the extent to which the Department of
Agriculture manages payment system security, including
risks related to stolen benefits, compared to leading
industry practices;
``(B) the manner in which States, retailers, and
other relevant entities manage risks related to stolen
benefits;
``(C) the oversight of and guidance provided by the
Secretary to States regarding stolen benefits; and
``(D) recommendations and policy options for--
``(i) improving how the Department of
Agriculture and other relevant entities manage
payment system security risks, including those
related to stolen benefits; and
``(ii) how the Department of Agriculture
may best share those improvements with States,
retailers, and other relevant entities.''.
SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN ACES PROGRAM.
Section 8302(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C.
3851a(b)) shall be applied by substituting ``1 day after December 20,
2024'' for ``October 1, 2023''.
SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.
Section 8206(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16
U.S.C. 2113a(b)(2)(C)(ii)) shall be applied by substituting ``1 day
after December 20, 2024'' for ``October 1, 2024''.
SEC. 108. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF FOOD FOR PEACE ACT.
The authorities provided by each provision of the Food for Peace
Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), as in effect on September 30, 2024, shall
remain in effect through December 20, 2024.
SEC. 109. OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMITATION.
(a) In General.--The authority provided under section 1113 of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat.
1904) shall remain in effect through December 20, 2024.
(b) Limitation.--The authority described in subsection (a) may not
be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in
section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public
Law 111-32; 123 Stat. 1904)) a locality-based comparability payment
(stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the
locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that
would be payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, United
States Code, if such member's official duty station were in the
District of Columbia.
SEC. 110. PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION WITH
THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.
(a) Federal Programs and Services Agreement With the Government of
the Republic of Palau.--During the period beginning on October 1, 2024,
and ending on the date on which a new Federal programs and services
agreement with the Government of the Republic of Palau enters into
force, any activities described in sections 132 and 221(a) of the
Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States
of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau set forth in
section 201 of Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) shall, with the
mutual consent of the Government of the Republic of Palau, continue in
the manner authorized and required for fiscal year 2024 under the
amended agreements described in subsections (b) and (f) of section 462
of that Compact.
(b) Amendments Related to the 2024 Federal Programs and Services
Agreement With the Republic of Palau.--
(1) Section 204(e) of the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2024 (48 U.S.C. 1983(e)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (4), by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii),
respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
(C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``An agreement'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--An agreement''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Federal programs and services agreement with the
republic of palau.--Subparagraphs (A) and (D)(iii) of section
101(c)(2) of Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1931(c)(2)) and
subsection (d)(2)(A) shall not apply to an agreement that would
amend, change, or terminate the agreement described in section
462(f) of the U.S.-Palau Compact.''.
(2) Section 210(a)(2) of the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2024 (48 U.S.C. 1989(a)(2)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (F); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
following:
``(E) with respect to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, any applicable Federal programs and
services agreement between the United States and the
Republic of Palau; and''.
SEC. 111. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CIVIL
SERVICE ANNUITANT WAIVER.
Section 625(j)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)(B)) shall be applied by striking ``October 1, 2010''
and inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 112. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSPECTOR
GENERAL ANNUITANT WAIVER.
The authorities provided under section 1015(b) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212; 124 Stat. 2332)--
(1) shall remain in effect through December 20, 2024; and
(2) may be used to facilitate the assignment of persons for
oversight of programs in countries with a humanitarian disaster
or complex emergency declaration.
SEC. 113. EXTENSION OF HONG KONG HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ACT OF
2019.
Section 7(h) of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of
2019 (Public Law 116-76; 22 U.S.C. 5701 note) is amended by striking
``the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act'' and inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 114. EXTENSION OF TRANSFERS OF AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEMS ACQUIRED WITH
AIP FUNDING.
Section 728(b) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law
118-63) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2024'' and inserting
``December 20, 2024''.
TITLE II--HEALTH EXTENDERS
Subtitle A--Public Health
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS RELATING TO AUTISM.
(a) Developmental Disabilities Surveillance and Research Program.--
Section 399AA(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i(e))
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``December
20, 2024''.
(b) Autism Education, Early Detection, and Intervention.--Section
399BB(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i-1(g)) is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``December 20,
2024''.
(c) Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.--Section 399CC(f) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i-2(f)) is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PRIORITY REVIEW VOUCHERS TO
ENCOURAGE TREATMENTS FOR RARE PEDIATRIC DISEASES.
Section 529(b)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 360ff(b)(5)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' each
place it appears and inserting ``December 20, 2024''.
SEC. 203. NO SURPRISES ACT IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING.
Section 118(a) of title I of division BB of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended by striking
``through 2024'' and inserting ``through September 30, 2025''.
Subtitle B--Medicaid
SEC. 211. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``and (5)'' and inserting ``, (5), and (14)'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(14) Additional increase for the northern mariana
islands.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall increase the
total amount otherwise determined under this subsection
for the Northern Mariana Islands for the period
beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on September
30, 2024, by $27,100,000.
``(B) Special rules.--The increase described in
subparagraph (A)--
``(i) shall apply to the total amount
certified by the Secretary under title XIX for
payment to the Northern Mariana Islands for
services attributable to fiscal year 2023 or
2024, notwithstanding that payments for any
such services are made by the Northern Mariana
Islands in fiscal year 2025; and
``(ii) shall be in addition to the amount
calculated under paragraph (2) for the Northern
Mariana Islands for fiscal years 2023 and 2024
and shall not be taken into account in
calculating an amount under paragraph (2) for
the Northern Mariana Islands for fiscal year
2025 or a subsequent fiscal year.''.
Subtitle C--Medicare
SEC. 221. REVISING PHASE-IN OF MEDICARE CLINICAL LABORATORY TEST
PAYMENT CHANGES.
(a) Revised Phase-in of Reductions From Private Payor Rate
Implementation.--Section 1834A(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m-1(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2027'' and inserting
``2028''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ``2024'' and
inserting ``2025''; and
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ``2025 through
2027'' and inserting ``2026 through 2028''.
(b) Revised Reporting Period for Reporting of Private Sector
Payment Rates for Establishment of Medicare Payment Rates.--Section
1834A(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m-1(a)(1)(B))
is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``2024'' and inserting
``2025''; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``2025'' each place it
appears and inserting ``2026''.
SEC. 222. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``2022, $0'' and inserting
``2026, $3,197,000,000''.
TITLE III--VETERANS EXTENDERS
Subtitle A--Health Care
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF COPAYMENTS FOR
HOSPITAL CARE AND NURSING HOME CARE.
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30,
2025''.
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME CARE TO
CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
Section 1710A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF EXPANSION OF RURAL ACCESS NETWORK FOR GROWTH
ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
Section 2(d) of the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act
of 2021 (Public Law 117-21; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended by
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VETERANS ACCESS TO
COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS THROUGH
ANIMAL THERAPY, AGRITHERAPY, SPORTS AND RECREATION
THERAPY, ART THERAPY, AND POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH PROGRAMS.
Section 203(d)(1) of the Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care
Improvement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-171; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is
amended by striking ``for a three-year period beginning on the
commencement of the pilot program'' and inserting ``until September 30,
2025''.
SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY
DEMONSTRATION FUND.
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2573), as most recently
amended by section 104 of division E of the Continuing Appropriations
and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-180;
136 Stat. 2137), is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
Subtitle B--Memorial Affairs
SEC. 311. EXTENSION OF ENTITLEMENT TO MEMORIAL HEADSTONES AND MARKERS
FOR COMMEMORATION OF VETERANS AND CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``October 1, 2024'' both places it appears and inserting
``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 312. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO BURY REMAINS OF CERTAIN SPOUSES AND
CHILDREN IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.
Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``October 1, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 313. AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FLAT GRAVE MARKERS AT SANTA FE NATIONAL
CEMETERY, NEW MEXICO.
Section 2404(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period 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 new subparagraph:
``(F) in the case of Santa Fe National Cemetery, New
Mexico, the Secretary may provide for flat grave markers in any
section of such cemetery in which flat markers were in use on
December 22, 2023.''.
Subtitle C--Homelessness
SEC. 321. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALLY
ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS RESIDING
TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER.
Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 322. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 2108(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 323. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS
WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN
REINTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 2021A(f)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
SEC. 324. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR
SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.
(a) General Treatment.--Section 2031(b) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting
``September 30, 2025''.
(b) Additional Services at Certain Locations.--Section 2033(d) of
such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting
``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 325. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN
PERMANENT HOUSING.
(a) In General.--Section 2044(e)(H) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2044(e) of such title is amended
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as paragraphs (1)
through (8), respectively.
SEC. 326. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
Section 2061(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
Subtitle D--Other Authorities
SEC. 331. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES.
Section 111A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 332. EXTENSION OF TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 312(d)(7)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``May 31, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 333. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN REGIONAL OFFICE IN THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 334. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY
ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS TRAINING IN
PARALYMPIC AND OLYMPIC SPORTS PROGRAM.
Section 322 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``the United States Olympic Committee''
each place it appears and inserting ``the United States Olympic
& Paralympic Committee'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Veterans Benefits
Administration'' and inserting ``Veterans Health
Administration''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (4) to read as
follows:
``(4) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subsection the following:
``(A) For each of fiscal years 2010 through 2023,
$2,000,000.
``(B) For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027,
$2,500,000.''.
SEC. 335. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REPORT ON EQUITABLE RELIEF
PROVIDED DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR.
Section 503(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in the
second sentence, by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting
``December 31, 2025''.
SEC. 336. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN FEES.
The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``November 15, 2031'' each place it
appears and inserting ``November 29, 2031''.
SEC. 337. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY.
Section 8118(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 338. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Section 7103 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans
Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-315)
is amended by striking ``for fiscal year 2022 and each of the next
three subsequent fiscal years'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal
years 2026 through 2029''.
TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS
SEC. 401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
(a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this
division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained
pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
(b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this
division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for
purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
(c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of
the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory
statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report
105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division
shall not be estimated--
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on
Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974; and
(3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an
appropriation Act.
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2024.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.